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The myth of American religious revival
Plus: MAGA isn’t antiwar, Gulf AI drive under threat, and more
15 hrs ago
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Stefan Schubert
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How fast is AI progress?
Top forecasters disagree
Mar 10
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Stefan Schubert
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Cuba’s leader expected to be out by June
Links on geopolitical predictions, the Iran war, India’s GDP, and more
Mar 9
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Stefan Schubert
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Why does population decline matter?
Plus: cutting NIMBYs a deal, wars that don’t affect the polls, and more
Mar 6
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Stefan Schubert
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Trump proves the US presidency is broken
Plus: the green choices that really matter, rising American emigration, and more
Mar 4
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Stefan Schubert
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When the environment recovers, no one talks about it
Plus: Britain’s inactivity crisis is receding, Western power is underestimated, and more
Mar 3
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Stefan Schubert
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Anthropic blacklisting drives record Claude downloads
Links on Iran and Anthropic
Mar 2
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Stefan Schubert
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February 2026
Technological resentment is not a long-term plan
Plus: China expected to close the AI gap by 2040, the split between religious belief and attendance, and more
Feb 26
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Stefan Schubert
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Links: South Korea’s fertility rate edges up
Plus: Hegseth threatens Anthropic over military use of AI, the gender gap in attitudes to tech may be overstated, and more
Feb 25
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Stefan Schubert
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Why we shouldn’t fight automation
Plus: the poverty decline isn’t just about China, the plummeting wages of British degree holders, and more
Feb 24
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Stefan Schubert
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The long decline of night work
Plus: cheaper housing could slow population drops, Europe’s east–west political split, and more
Feb 23
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Stefan Schubert
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What gymnastics tells us about human progress
Plus: US redistribution is surprisingly large, the crime shift from theft to fraud, and more
Feb 19
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Stefan Schubert
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