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An Early Casualty in the AI Wars
The startup search company Neeva promised users an ad-free search experience. It delivered, but then circumstances changed. A tale from the AI shakeout.
May 22
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What We Learned from the CNN-Trump Debacle
Nothing. The program shouldn’t have happened. But it did–and here are some bitter truths it reinforced about dealing with Trump.
May 11
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Guest Post: ‘My Covid Brain’
By Deborah Fallows. This is the kind of story we'll be telling about these times.
May 6
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On Knowing When to Go.
Dianne Feinstein staying on creates a problem for her party. Joe Biden staying on solves problems for them.
May 4
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April 2023
‘It's just business.’ People Who Sow Hate for Profit.
Murdoch, Trump, Carlson: They've all done their damage. One of them stands apart.
Apr 26
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The Court Can't Heal Itself.
‘Contempt of court’ takes on a whole new meaning. Clarence Thomas won't solve this problem, and John Roberts can't. It's time to bring rule of law to…
Apr 15
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Media Lessons from a Tumultuous Week
There are big problems. And a few big solutions. (Once again: think globally, act locally.)
Apr 11
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‘Death of the Great Man’: a Conversation with Peter Kramer.
What would it be like to be Donald Trump's mental therapist? A renowned psychiatrist and writer gives us a fictionalized view.
Apr 3
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March 2023
The AR-15 is a Weapon of War.
And our domestic battlefield is strewn with the bodies of little children. Some parents, and the Washington Post, decide it is time to show the carnage.
Mar 29
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How to Read an NTSB Report.
The latest one, about a fatal accident this month, was unusual. Here's what the investigators were telling us.
Mar 27
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The Iraq War and Modern Memory
Except for those directly involved, the war fades steadily from U.S. attention, mentioned mainly on major anniversaries like this week's. Convenient…
Mar 21
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‘A Nearly Infinite Pool of Ignorance’
Two tech pioneers on what the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank reveals. A podcast with Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein, about their new book.
Mar 14
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