New research shows artificial intelligence can write propaganda that is nearly as believable as what is produced by authoritarian governments and lying political candidates.
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Posted inPolitics
Ron DeSantis’s Moderate Sabbatical Year
In his first months as Florida’s governor, DeSantis actually governed as an inclusive center-right politician before becoming a crazed culture warrior. What does this mean for his 2024 bid?
Posted inPolitics
The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part II)
A stunning number of gun owners don’t have adequate training, fail to report stolen guns, and leave their arms unsecured, leading to suicides, accidents, and mass shootings.
Posted inPolitics
The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part I)
While plenty of gun owners are responsible, a shocking number are not—the data doesn’t lie, from leaving unsecured arms near children to failing to report stolen guns to shooting while intoxicated. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court keeps abetting their recklessness.
Posted inBooks
The 2023 Kukula Award Finalists
The Washington Monthly’s annual award celebrates the best in nonfiction book reviewing and honors the memory of Kukula Kapoor Glastris, the magazine’s beloved books editor.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Florida’s New Law Takes Aim at Voter Registration
The statute jacks up fines and imposes onerous new requirements on the American tradition of community groups registering voters—a move so at odds with historical precedent that even conservative judges, including the Roberts Court, should strike it down.
Posted inLaw and Justice
This Supreme Court Loves to Legislate From the Bench. See Their Latest Decision on the EPA and Wetlands.
Last week, the majority of the justices decided to rewrite the Clean Water Act despite its professed belief in narrowly interpreting statutes.
Posted inPolitics
Ron DeSantis is Not a Competent Governor
Republicans looking for a Donald Trump who can get things done will find the Floridian is just another performative pol who picks fights and doesn’t understand public policy.
Posted inPolitics
Jim Jordan, John Durham, and Their Ridiculous Investigations
The House Judiciary Chairman and the hapless special counsel keep insisting they’ve found frightful evidence of the “weaponization” of the government and especially the FBI and its poor target, Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitics
What Josh Hawley and the Right Get Wrong About Manhood
The Republican senator identifies a real crisis among American men and boys that some on the left deny. But like other conservatives, he’s looking for scapegoats, not solutions, and recruits instead of results.
