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A More Political Science

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

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Health Care •
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Law •
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Political Philosophy •
Innovation •
Privacy •
Technocracy and Expertise •
Regulation •
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Essay | Summer 2026

Summer 2026

  • Joseph Lawler

You Probably Own This 7-Eleven (and That’s Why It Looks So Sad)

The qualities that make built places charming are best stewarded by people who live there. But America’s soul-crushing suburban districts are now owned by people far away — people who don’t even know they’re owners at all.

From: The Lonely Neighborhood

Joseph Lawler

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

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