“This study…does NOT show that smartphones are beneficial to children,” Jonathan Haidt told me on X last week. He was responding—in a somewhat baffling way—to my post about a new survey of 11- to 13-year-olds in Florida. Baffling, because I did not write—not on X, and not in my Sex & Tech newsletter about the […]
A popular Netflix series is causing a stir in the United Kingdom over what should be the proper driving force behind policy change: politicians or pop culture? Last week, BBC Breakfast hosts accused Kemi Badenoch, a member of Parliament, of being culturally out of touch for not watching the four-part Netflix series Adolescence. The show, […]
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis identifies as a “libertarian Democrat” and is known for saying things like “government in general does a lot of things that aren’t necessary” and that the state income tax rate “should be zero.” Especially among Democratic politicians, he is known as an advocate for making it easier to build housing and […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) has opposed the TikTok ban since it caught on in Congress. In January, sensing a congressional attitude shift after President Donald Trump came to the app’s defense, Paul introduced the Repeal the TikTok Ban Act. The bill is part of Paul’s broader project of trying to keep alive a “consistently free trade […]