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America, 1926: What a Forgotten 100-Year-Old Report Says About Who We Are
It’s the Best Time Ever to Become a Millionaire by Working Alone
The U.S. Went to War to Take Away Iran's Superweapon. It Gave Iran a New One.
The Derek Thompson Substack Turns 1! Here's How the Newsletter Is Doing
Why Do the Best Leaders Fail at the Most Important Job?
Why Are Men So Bad at Making—and Keeping—Friends?
The AI Boom Has Entered Its 'Wait, Is This Worth It?' Era
Can America Escape the Cycle of Vicemaxxing?
The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think
The Six Megatrends That Define 2026
How AI Could Help Cure Pancreatic Cancer
The Big Question Lurking Beneath the AI Debate
Why Your Best Ideas Aren’t Original
How American Dads Became the Parents Their Fathers Never Were
If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?
The AI Vibe Shift Has Officially Arrived
How ‘Zombie Flow’ Took Over Culture
The Substack-ification of American Religion
Why 'Cost Disease' Is the Secret Force Behind America's Toxic Solitude
Is the Smartphone Theory of Everything Wrong? A Comprehensive Investigation
We Haven’t Seen the Worst of What Gambling and Prediction Markets Will Do to America
‘Yes, AI Is a Bubble. There Is No Question.’
The Most Important Chart in AI Is Also the Most Misunderstood
Why Can't People Agree on a Shared Set of Facts?
This War's Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse—For the U.S. and the Whole World
The Economic Crisis of the Iran War Could Get Very Bad, Very Fast
The Obscure Media Theory That Explains '99% of Everything'