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In the middle of 2020, I had the opportunity to take a single, distance-learning grad class from New St. Andrews College that had a reading list crammed with books I already owned and had been wanting to read for years and from a professor…

A few months ago, Mark Hemingway argued in these pages that Taylor Swift is a sign of societal decline (haters gonna hate). But a much bigger sign of decline threatens us as we enter 2024: the Stanley cup. No, not the hockey trophy. I’m…

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There is a newer version of the classic Grinch movie on Hulu that my 3-year-old son loves. Ultimately, it is the same old story about a green monster who lives on a mountain outside of Who-Ville, and he hates Christmas. The difference in…

Mobile phones were designed as a tool to keep humans informed and connected, but the rise of the smartphone over the last three decades means the technology that was designed to serve us ended up controlling many. Current data suggests the…

American broadcaster Alex Jones was reinstated to X, formerly known as Twitter, this weekend after the platform’s CEO held an online poll to approve his return. “The people have spoken,” wrote Elon Musk, “and so it shall be.” Jones’ first…

Fourteen-year-old Francesca’s life has changed forever. An email sent by her high school’s principal to her family on Oct. 20, 2023, notified them that Francesca was one of more than 30 students whose images had been…

MENLO PARK, CA—Saying the platform had been streamlined to better serve its billions of users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that human trafficking was now allowed on Facebook Marketplace. “Starting today, any user over 18…

The for-profit censorship giant NewsGuard is now selling its “Misinformation Fingerprints” technology to private companies to silence Americans’ speech — technology the federal government helped NewsGuard develop to the tune of nearly…

Forty-one states and D.C. have sued Meta for harming children’s mental health and safety by allegedly designing their social media platforms to be addictive to minors, with the federal complaint stating that the company endeavored to…