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Gabe Bullard | Longreads | September 15, 2026 | 3,401 words (12 minutes) This is an excerpt from Against Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease by Gabe Bullard.
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top 87%What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
MIT Technology Reviewby David Rotman15 Sept 2026
When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of business...
Nepal Cannot Stop the Floods. It Can Stop Them From Becoming Disasters.
Timeby Dan Haines15 Sept 2026
The floods in Nepal and Tibet have been terrifying: some 1,386 people have died, and around 5,000 remain unaccounted for. The flood destroyed bridges, hydropower projects and entire towns.
Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price
Wiredby Paresh Dave15 Sept 2026
A bipartisan pair of US lawmakers tell WIRED they plan to introduce legislation today that would strip federal funding from states that fail to restrict the use of Flock cameras and other automated...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Fight for a Normal Life
The New Republicby Felipe De La Hoz15 Sept 2026
The Trump administration’s implacable assault on civic life has had many inflection points—cracks that signaled the astonishingly rapid shattering of what many Americans understood to be our...
Are Texas Democrats Finally Reaching the Mountaintop?
The New Republicby Sam Russek15 Sept 2026
During Xaq Webb’s years of radical optimism, he thought little of the Texas Democratic Party. It didn’t take a genius to see reforms were needed.
The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving
The New Republicby Greg Sargent15 Sept 2026
Barack Obama has a private warning for Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence, and quick.
Don’t Knock Kevin Warsh if the Fed Doesn’t Raise Interest Rates
The New Republicby Timothy Noah15 Sept 2026
The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee, or FOMC, meets September 15 and 16 to decide whether to raise interest rates, lower interest rates, or leave them the same.
Is This What It Takes to Win Ohio?
The New Republicby Sarah Stankorb15 Sept 2026
Amy Acton comes from struggle. For someone running to be Ohio’s first Democratic governor in 15 years, her hardscrabble background may be unusual, but it’s not unheard of for residents of a state...
Record high waitlists for childcare assistance have shut women out of work and promotions
The 19thby Ajohnston15 Sept 2026
This story about childcare assistance was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
Panelists Discuss AI’s Potential Impacts, for Better or Worse, on the Economy
Timeby Io Dodds15 Sept 2026
Artificial intelligence could flatten your company hierarchy, improve global agriculture, and give you the perfect vacation.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Calls on Government to Shut Down and Regulate AI Companies
Timeby Io Dodds15 Sept 2026
Big AI companies should be “shut down” by the U.S. government until they can prove that their products are safe, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt said on Monday.
A New Headset to Help With Depression Is Now Available in the US
Wiredby Emily Mullin15 Sept 2026
An at-home wearable for the treatment of depression is now available by prescription in the US. With roughly one in six American adults taking an antidepressant medication, Swedish firm Flow...
The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List
Literary Hubby Emily Temple15 Sept 2026
The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List 84 Books the Critics Think You Should Read This Season The leaves are changing, and so is the footwear. The names on the books are getting bigger.
Emily St. John Mandel on Writing a Novel of Dystopian Counterlives
Literary Hubby Jane Ciabattari15 Sept 2026
Emily St. John Mandel on Writing a Novel of Dystopian Counterlives Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Exit Party Post-pandemic dystopias are at the center of Emily St.
How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things
Literary Hubby Madeleine Thien15 Sept 2026
How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things A Questionnaire With the Author of Simple Recipes Madeleine Thien’s new story collection, Simple Recipes is available now from W.W.
On Falling Out of Love With Moscow
Literary Hubby Svetlana Satchkova15 Sept 2026
On Falling Out of Love With Moscow Svetlana Satchkova on Learning to Live With the Reality of Russia’s Present Form I grew up in Moscow at the tail end of the Soviet era.
On the Orientalism and Imperial Gaze of Western Horror Films
Literary Hubby Youssef Rakha15 Sept 2026
On the Orientalism and Imperial Gaze of Western Horror Films Youssef Rakha Watches Lee Cronin’s The Mummy in Cairo Let me just say I don’t like Lee Cronin.
Looking in the Mirror of My Past as a Korean Adoptee in the United States
Literary Hubby Sun Yung Shin15 Sept 2026
Looking in the Mirror of My Past as a Korean Adoptee in the United States Sun Yung Shin on Family, Identity, and the Opacities of Reflection “A second surface mirror, also known as a standard or...
Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers
Literary Hubby Teddy Wayne15 Sept 2026
Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers Featuring Jim Shepard, Paisley Rekdal, Emily Ogden and More The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions...