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May 22, 2026
Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
It’s what most of us are, most of the time. Shouldn’t it be enough?
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May 8, 2026
Do We Think Too Much About the Future?
For most of history, people didn’t try predicting it. Maybe that was wise.
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April 9, 2026
Contributor: Vaccine confusion sets up U.S. for a resurgence of hepatitis B in babies
The lesson from the past is simple. When we stop using vaccines that work, the diseases they prevent come back.
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April 3, 2026
Is It Wrong to Write a Book With A.I.?
The nature of authorship isn’t as straightforward as it seems.
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March 20, 2026
Why Can’t You Finish Anything?
The skills needed for wrapping up aren’t always what you expect.
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February 24, 2026
Are We Living in the Age of Jeffrey Epstein?
The scandal suggests that everything awful we’ve ever believed is true.
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