1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (370+ words) A new book argues that the future of work belongs to judgment, accountability, and trust—not just intelligence. As the political salience of artificial intelligence keeps rising, a new book brings much-needed evidence and rigor to an increasingly polarized debate....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (167+ words) Its “grade covering” policy seems less motivated by helping students than by accommodating bad admissions decisions. “Why don’t we blow up the transcript?” Angela Dillard, vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, asked in a 2024 seminar on…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (296+ words) Journalists and academics are most vulnerable to being fooled when presented with narratives that confirm what they already believe. On May 3, 1964, the New York Times published a chilling story about a secret Harlem gang called the Blood Brothers. But nobody…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (351+ words) Two former NBA stars declaring themselves eligible for the league’s draft will force a reckoning over gender identity in women’s basketball. What’s going on with women’s basketball? How we got here requires some explanation. Oddly enough, the path runs through…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (505+ words) Results from a focus group Today, we’re looking at how San Francisco voters feel about the city’s prospects, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s disdain for philanthropy, and what Republicans should focus on ahead of the November elections. Write to us at [email protected]…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (811+ words) City Journal Beware, Republicans, of Angry Voters GOP efforts to brand Democratic candidates as politically extreme won’t overcome disillusionment with Trump’s agenda. Last week’s elections brought another round of victories by far-left candidates in Democratic primaries, continuing a trend that…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (346+ words) Socialists don’t really like donations—a problem for New York City. The money, a fraction of the spending in a then-$72.5 billion city budget, mattered less than the concept. Bloomberg wanted corporations and wealthy individuals to see themselves as important…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1406+ words) These 19 San Franciscans think their city is turning a corner. For years, San Francisco has served as national shorthand for progressive urban failure. Images of open-air drug markets, organized retail theft, homeless encampments, and empty downtown storefronts made the city…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (403+ words) It’s not how government is supposed to work. Today, we’re looking at Gavin Newsom’s attempts to conceal public records, how Virginia is faring under Governor Abigail Spanberger, and New York’s budget woes. Write to us at [email protected] with questions or…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (480+ words) Governor Kathy Hochul’s latest budget is both unbalanced and unsustainable. Pursuing his agenda of additional income-tax cuts that brought the top rate below 7 percent—less than half the Rockefeller-era peak—Pataki held spending nearly flat during his first term, loosened…...