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A More Political Science

What is science’s rightful place? How should we govern technology?

Read the Editors’ Introduction
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Health Care •
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Political Philosophy •
Innovation •
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Essay | Spring 2026

Spring 2026

  • Michael Toscano

It’s Time to Regulate

Big Tech moved fast and broke things. Now is the moment for Americans to step up and govern.

Michael Toscano

Essay | Spring 2026

Spring 2026

  • Meg Leta Jones

‘Teen Consent’ Is Not a Solution to Social Media

The popular concept makes sense for nobody — except tech companies.

Meg Leta Jones

Essay | Spring 2026

Spring 2026

  • Joseph Lawler

The Demise of Real Neighborhoods Is a Story of Finance

America’s neighborhoods were once beautiful, unique, dense, and scaled for a communal life on foot. But obscure federal rules piling up over a century have made it nearly impossible for banks to finance new ones.

From: The Lonely Neighborhood

Joseph Lawler

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Ari Schulman

Does MAGA Actually Want American Science to Win?

Reflections on the revolution in Bethesda

Ari Schulman

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Garth Brown

MAHA Cedes the Obesity War to Ozempic

RFK, Jr. promised to overhaul the food system. Instead he’s tinkering with food dyes.

Garth Brown

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Joseph Lawler

The Bills That Destroyed Urban America

The planners dreamed of gleaming cities. Instead they brought three generations of hollowed-out downtowns and flight to the suburbs.

From: The Lonely Neighborhood

Joseph Lawler

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Dominic Burbidge

AI Ethics Is Simpler Than You Think

We don’t need to figure out the meaning of life to get AI right, because it’s actually a limited tool.

Dominic Burbidge

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Charles C. Mann

Two Hundred Years to Flatten the Curve

How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be

From: How the System Works

Charles C. Mann

Essay | Summer 2025

Summer 2025

  • Joseph Lawler

How the Government Built the American Dream House

U.S. housing policy claims to promote homeownership. Instead, it encourages high prices, sprawl, and NIMBYism.

From: The Lonely Neighborhood

Joseph Lawler

Essay | Spring 2025

Spring 2025

  • M. Anthony Mills

How Virologists Lost the Gain-of-Function Debate

For years, scientists kept the debate about risky virus research among themselves. Then Covid happened. As President Trump prepares to crack down on virology research, the expert community must face up to its own failures.

M. Anthony Mills

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