The Purpose Test
Anthropic's new conduct rule is narrow. What it requires the provider to judge is not.
When Honesty Became a Liability
Interpersonal trust has fallen about a third of a point a year for fifty years. The bill arrives as verification overhead — and in the tort system alone that now runs at 2.1% of GDP, roughly half of it never reaching a plaintiff.
The Poverty Rate Is Missing the Population at Risk
Why a 10.2% poverty rate can coexist with 24.2% adult food insecurity—and why the pressure extends well into the middle of the income distribution.
Everything You Cut Was the Point
Why the flywheel is the last competitive advantage left and why the law was built to stop it
Exempt at the Top, Excluded at the Bottom
Social Security runs dry in late 2032. The ledger has room at both ends.
The Wrong Denominator
Billionaire philanthropy looks generous until you compare it to the right number.
The Hours Go First
An interactive model of what AI actually deletes... and when.
Nobody Broke the Law
The Supreme Court just told private investors they cannot sue under a foundational securities statute. The disturbing part isn't that the system is lawless.
The Three Checks Failed at Once. That Was Not an Accident.
Fiduciary duty was supposed to be one of three forces that keep powerful people honest.