lol Matt Gaetz's family owns the house from The Truman Show ??! theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

I wrote about the apps for The Atlantic!

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Computer enhance

I wrote about how I really fuck with a strip mall

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Daniel Kahneman showed that standard job interviews are completely pointless.

Then he interviewed me, and it was weird:

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“By one measure, Direct File’s total employees are outnumbered by just the lobbyists working for Intuit.” Saahil Desai

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'That Direct File exists at all is shocking. That it’s pretty good is borderline miraculous...it’s a glimpse of a world where government tech benefits millions of Americans.'
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That the new IRS tax program exists at all is shocking. That it's pretty good is borderline miraculous, writes Saahil Desai: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

This is an incredible story

Maritime Morse code was formally phased out in 1999, Saahil Desai writes. But in California, a group of enthusiasts called the “radio squirrels” keeps the tradition alive: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

The SAT is going digital, another mark in the long decline of Scantron and similar machines—a technology that has quietly shaped every reform and debate in American education for a century, as I wrote for The Atlantic in September: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

'The new approval is very likely to worsen shortages, because the demand for Wegovy will continue to climb—now at an even faster pace.'

My latest on the stalled obesity drug revolution for The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/health/archive…

I would be extremely sad to see TikTok go, for professional and personal reasons, but it can't be ignored that much of America simply isn't thinking about TikTok at all. For The Atlantic ! theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

'References to 'the average American' were banned, on the grounds that there is no such thing.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Why is there this gloom around EVs right now? Because they're stuck between early adopters mainstream success—and they won't get unstuck until there are more cheap electrics.
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Last year, the Make-a-Wish Foundation announced that kids with cystic fibrosis would no longer automatically qualify for a wish.

This was, actually, a good thing—a great thing even!