#Ezra

“They don’t want the chatter about them potentially dating to overtake everything else.”

Thanks to his best-selling book and blockbuster podcast, the liberal wonk of the Obama years has become one of NYT’s brightest stars — and an unlikely thirst trap. But is his deep-thinking approach suited to our clickbait world?

1. Ezra Klein on whether AI is likely to lead to mass unemployment (NYT). 2. There is a great Kentucky Derby stagnation. 3. Is open source AI overrated? 4. The deadweight loss of the human capital in prison? 5.…

I resisted buying my son a Switch, then gave in. Watching his behavior change made me rethink it — and he eventually gave it up himself.