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NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality records
New York City opened a public portal containing 170,000 pages of 9/11 records sought for years by first responders, survivors and families concerned about Ground Zero health risks
Small business optimism slips in August as sales, inflation concerns persist
Small business optimism declined in August as owners faced weaker sales, inflation and hiring challenges, according to NFIB’s latest survey.
Sanford Health Patient Advances Suit Over Meta Data Disclosures
Sanford Health Corp. failed to convince a federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging the Minnesota-based health system collected and disclosed patients’ personal information in violation of state and federal laws.
Business internship presentations connect classroom learning to career readiness
Nineteen Penn State Lehigh Valley business students concluded their required summer internships by presenting what they learned to faculty and staff evaluators. The presentations culminated a semester-long process designed to help students connect their academic preparation, workplace experiences and career-readiness skills.
Clive Davis’ art collection heads to Christie’s auction
Clive Davis’ largely unseen art collection, featuring works by David Hockney and Andy Warhol, could fetch more than $35 million at Christie’s.
Scientists find a huge 10-sided pattern in the clouds over Saturn's south pole
Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole
AstraZeneca’s breast cancer pill gets approval from the FDA
AstraZeneca Plc’s breast cancer pill was approved by the U.S.
Essex County Health Department confirms measles case, says it's been "controlled and contained"
Health officials in Essex County, New York, have confirmed that one unvaccinated person contracted measles earlier this summer. They said there is no ongoing public health risk.
Norman Rock Creek Entertainment District faces lawsuit over tax increment financing
Norman's Rock Creek Entertainment District is a $1 billion project set to open in 2028, including a multipurpose performance venue, restaurants, retail space, office development, a hotel, and multiple housing options.
Kamin Science Center and Science of Speed shut down for four-day refresh in Pittsburgh
Planning a trip to the Kamin Science Center this week? The museum will be closed through Friday for exhibit maintenance and updates.
Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States
New entertainment district with restaurants and retail planned for Tradition in Port St. Lucie
A nearly 85-acre entertainment district is in the works in Port St. Lucie along Village Parkway in the Tradition community, and developers say new restaurants and stores could arrive sooner than expected.
Health Column: Helping patients feel comfortable in their own skin
Content provided by Memorial Regional Health. When people think about dermatology, they often think about treating skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, acne, or suspicious moles. But for Emma Rodgers, NP-C, dermatology is also about something...
China’s Evolving Strategy for International Science and Technology Cooperation
China has been increasing its emphasis on science and technology research as a key priority, including by directly integrating the strategy for international scientific engagement into its broader framework for national power and technological self-reliance.
Julio Sáenz, the 2026 Rochester Hispanic Business Person of the Year
During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/8/26, Hispanic Business Person of the Year Julio Sáenz. Then, a special rebroadcast of our conversation with the man behind the "Connections" theme song.
Walking an extra 1,000 steps a day may help your heart, study finds
Here’s the latest science on how many steps you actually need every day.
Walking an extra 1,000 steps a day may help your heart, study finds
Here’s the latest science on how many steps you actually need every day.
A young Tallahassee scientist's Alzheimer's research wins national acclaim
Lily Ma, senior at Tallahassee's Chiles High School, probed the possibility of using stem cells as a vehicle to slow or even halt the degenerative process.
Forsyth County Health Department Marks '988' Day
Forsyth County Health Department Marks '988' Day
Richard Pan running for Congress on decade-old fight with RFK Jr.
The pediatrician and former state senator has long battled with the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary over California’s vaccine laws.
'I'm so thankful': Stuart business owner gets storage building after nearly 2 years of permit delays
Four months after sharing her permitting frustrations with WPTV, a Stuart business owner finally has the storage building she says her company desperately needed.
Trump's beef import plan draws criticism from Alabama organizations, politicians
The president's move, which he said aimed to reduce prices, drew rare rebukes from state organizations generally supportive of him.
'Star Trek' 60th anniversary: Why its vision of the future endures
The original 'Star Trek' premiered in 1966, and despite a rocky start, it endures and continues to inspire the franchise's creatives, stars and fans who say its lessons are still relevant today.
The strong summer may be a good sign for theaters this year
Hollywood's biggest summer box office ever, powered by "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," has analysts betting on a $10-billion year.
Everything to know about Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
The highly anticipated $1-billion building opens Sept. 22. Learn more about its architecture, must-see experiences, rocky start and the questions surrounding "narrative art."
California later school start times boost grades, sleep, study says
California middle and high school students report better mental health and grades with later start times, study finds.
Ubisoft, Square Enix Opt Out of XBOX Disc to Digital Program
Ubisoft and Square Enix are not participating in XBOX's disc to digital program, players have discovered, with rumors of more big absences.
Analysis | The last test of dynastic politics in an antiestablishment primary season
The two distinct races represent the last gasp of dynastic politics in a primary season largely defined by deep antiestablishment fervor.
After Charlie Kirk’s death, Turning Point forges ahead, with eyes on JD Vance
The conservative group’s leaders still grapple with grief. But they also have a mission: 2028.
The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch
The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.
The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch
The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.
This House candidate wants you to know she helped imprison a fellow Democrat
Shannon Taylor touts her prosecutor past as she runs against Rep. Rob Wittman (R) for a battleground seat in Virginia.
Seminole Roundup: Soccer Draws While Volleyball Hosts SEC Foe
Wrianna Hudson nets a late goal as soccer battles Rice, while volleyball preps for an Auburn clash and golf sensations Shawn Coultoff and Sophia Fullbrook ignite strong starts.
Opinion: The Colorado Option is failing to meet the needs of small businesses for healthcare coverage
State must hold insurance carriers accountable to targeted premium reductions or fewer businesses will be able to afford healthcare for employees.
Opinion: The Colorado Option is failing to meet the needs of small businesses for healthcare coverage
State must hold insurance carriers accountable to targeted premium reductions or fewer businesses will be able to afford healthcare for employees.
How hurricanes triggered lizards' rapid evolution
Hurricane season is upon us and it turns out that these powerful storms can quickly affect the biology of animals. After hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the islands that make up Turks and Caicos about a decade ago, the silver key anole adapted. They now have a shorter fourth toe on their hind legs! That could help them cling to objects better. But how do you know unless you put lizards in front of a fan and record how long they can hold on?This study is out now in the journal Current Biology.Interested in more science in the news? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Second-Year Wide Receiver Next Man up For Washington Huskies
Chris Lawson will be a fixture with the Huskies due to the injury to sixth-year wideout Christian moss.
What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S.
Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada.
What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S.
Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada.
4 CDMOs to consider when outsourcing manufacturing
Contract development and manufacturing organizations looking to do business with biopharmas include Lonza, which has more than 30 sites, and Samsung Biologics, which recently announced a planned acquisition of another CDMO.
Paramount Weighs Assets Selloff to Save Deal
Paramount Skydance Corp. is reportedly considering selling off cable and real estate assets as it looks to settle a multistate antitrust lawsuit
X-Men Reboot’s Wild 4-Movie Comparison Includes Batman V Superman
A leaked script review for Marvel Studios’ X-Men reboot draws comparisons to four wildly different films. The surprising mashup description hints at the tone and style audiences can expect from the MC...
'BreakingTheCycle': Chandler students hosting PMOS Women's Health Walk
High school students in Chandler are hosting the state's first PMOS Women's Health Walk at Tumbleweed Park to raise awareness and fund research at Boston Children's Hospital.
Field of Dreams draws visitors and boosts Dyersville businesses
The Field of Dreams in Dyersville continues to attract tourists and drive business growth, with events like a music festival and a Major League Baseball game bringing more activity to the area.
New indoor family entertainment center in Mt. Juliet opens for Labor Day weekend
Good Clean Fun! Family Entertainment Center features arcade games, a pirate themed blacklight mini-golf course, a 7D ride and more. It held its grand opening Saturday.
Mental health services being offered at two schools
Riverside Counseling LLC will begin providing on‑site mental health services at both Eisenhower and Youngsville Schools starting in the 2026 school year. The initiative aims to make emotional and behavioral health support more accessible for students by offering therapy directly within the school buildings. “We are here to support the Youngsville and Eisenhower Schools by […]
Legislation to curb political violence continues to stall at Ohio Statehouse
There has been a rise in political violence in Ohio, but bills meant to curb these types of crimes have stalled.
Richmond County Fair draws its biggest crowd ever for 3 days of food, rides and tradition
Since 1980, Historic Richmond Town has proudly hosted the Richmond County Fair on every Labor Day weekend.
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for salt-sensitive hypertension
The researchers discovered that a signaling pathway called AP-1 complex links dietary sodium to immune-driven salt-sensitive hypertension.
Gibson Gives strikes the right chord with Vanderbilt Health for healing
Gibson Gives has donated five Epiphone acoustic guitars to the Vanderbilt Musicians and Performing Artists Clinic.
The science behind what makes McDonald's Diet Coke superior
Why McDonald's Diet Coke tastes better than anywhere else, from chilled syrup to filtration and those iconic wide straws.
Canada set to hit back at Trump tariffs, risking wider trade war
Barring a last-minute reprieve, Carney’s government will increase the import tax on many U.S. steel items to 50% from 25% and apply tariffs to an assortment of consumer items.
Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) Faces Securities Class Action After FTC Lawsuit Reveal Drives Stock Sharply Lower -- HBSS
/PRNewswire/ -- Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) and certain company executives now face a securities class action lawsuit stemming from the FTC's...
Riverhead Town Board roundup: Town votes in favor of $1.95M offer to acquire the LI Science Center on East Main Street
The Riverhead Town Board voted to issue a $1.95 million appraisal offer to the Long Island Science Center for its East Main Street building in the downtown.
Trinity Health laying off 557 workers in Livonia after outsourcing IT services
Trinity Health is laying off more than 550 workers in Livonia, months after the company announced it was outsourcing its information and technology services.
The New Office Politics of AI: Who Owns the Decision When it Goes Wrong?
As AI becomes a bigger part of incident management, organisations are facing a critical question: who is responsible when AI recommendations lead to the wrong decision? This article explores why human judgement, clear accountability, and strong governance are essential alongside AI-powered automation.
Benton Neighbor Days parade draws crowds despite early Septe...
Benton Neighbor Days parade drew crowds as floats, bands, vehicles and horses rolled through early September heat.
Health advisory issued for Ririe Reservoir after potentially dangerous toxins found
IDAHO FALLS — Idaho health officials are warning people to stay out of the water at Ririe Reservoir after testing found high levels of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare issued a health advisory for the reservoir, located east of Idaho Falls off U.S. Highway 26 in Bonneville County. Recent water samples […]
Property tax cap hurts school district revenue, GFPS business manager says
The 3% cap could mean $300,000 less in local revenue.
Prairie People highlights the new hires, promotions in our region
Here are some of the latest business announcements
A German politician with a MAGA touch lifts his nationalist party to victory
Ulrich Siegmund and his Alternative for Germany party sent tremors through establishment political circles in Berlin, Brussels and other capitals across Europe.
Union healthcare workers protect NJ patients when laws and regulators cannot
Healthcare workers and patients face a growing threat that cannot be addressed through collective bargaining alone, nurse Debbie White writes.
The percentage that builds a real business - Chicago Agent Magazine Top Coach
The best predictor of who’s going to make it is what percentage of GCI an agent puts back into the business.
Pa. election results, Shapiro’s speeches, and state laws are all prediction market bets. Could this lead to corruption?
Some ethics experts are raising concerns that prediction markets are ripe for abuse from government insiders or bad faith actors looking to sway elections.
Hiltzik: High-tech bros go from the pedestal to the dock
Familiarity ultimately breeds public contempt for technology pioneers
Trump's economic record is working against him in the midterms
President Trump, who won reelection based on a promise to turn the economy around, now faces a reckoning in midterms centered largely on his economic record.
Column: Wildfire bill flameout sad for California
It was unprecedented and stunning: California’s governor and top two legislative leaders negotiated a compromise on a big bill — and one house rebelled, refusing to bring it to a vote.
The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections
The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?
The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections
The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?
Major CT manufacturer among companies facing consumer lawsuits over tariff refunds
Stanley Black & Decker faces lawsuits alleging it unfairly kept tariff refunds after raising prices, testing a new legal theory in Connecticut.
Inside Telluride's secret screening: a meta Elizabeth Holmes doc
“You Can See Everything,” co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, offers extraordinary access to the convicted Theranos founder before taking a reality-bending turn.
Limei Xu: Unraveling water’s hidden physics
From its unique properties to the physics of phase transitions, Limei Xu explains how studying water can reveal fundamental laws of nature.
Project aims to join up Europe’s ‘fragmented’ science advice
Coordinator of EU-funded initiative wants a “truly connected” science-for-policy ecosystem
Bangor’s new fire chief wants to prioritize firefighters’ health
Eric Pelletier, who served as interim chief this summer, takes on the department’s highest role two decades after he joined it.
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Pittsfield Health Food Centre
A longtime retail fixture in downtown Pittsfield—and a local pioneer in the natural health products market—has closed after six decades.
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Pittsfield Health Food Centre
A longtime retail fixture in downtown Pittsfield—and a local pioneer in the natural health products market—has closed after six decades.
Sophia Klein withdraws from North Platte City Council race, citing hostile political environment
Citing an increasingly hostile local political climate, Ward 1 candidate Sophia Klein has withdrawn her challenge against longtime incumbent Jim Nisley.
The science behind the perfect pole vault | News | Budapest 26
Mondo Duplantis can often make the pole vault look easy as he clears world-record heights. But as Athanassios Bissas explains, there is so much more complexity to it. The Greek professor unpicks the science behind the perfect pole vault.
COUNTDOWN: 12 days to West Seattle Wine Walk. Here are the winery/business matchups!
You might call it the first big event of fall in The Junction, though it'll be a few days before the official arrival of autumn: The next West Seattle Wine Walk is happening Friday, September 18, and if you don't have your ticket(s) yet, you might not want to wait much longer, as it often sells out. Here are the 30+ winery/business pairings ...
Car crashes into front of business on Azalea Garden Road in Norfolk
An SUV crashed into a business on Azalea Garden Road in Norfolk Sunday evening after the driver mistakenly accelerated while trying to park, according to police.
The core anti-Pangram constituency is phony writers
Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week. The Verdict, by Kelsey Piper A lot of people hate AI for drowning the internet in slop and displacing human creatives. You might think that these people would be thrilled by a program that can identify and flag AI-generated work. But many people who hate AI also hate Pangram, an impressively accurate AI detector that produces very few false positives, according to high-quality independent research. This loathing found its most recent expression in a bizarre Wired article that amplifies a wide range of false arguments from Pangram skeptics: that AI detectors are racist (they’re not) or ableist (they’re not)1 or don’t work (this one does)2. Rather than starting from the premise that it would be really valuable to have a working AI detector and scrutinizing Pangram to make sure it lives up to that promise, the article starts from the premise that Pangram obviously has bad vibes and sets out to discover why. (One answer: The CEO microwaved lunch during an interview!) Why aren’t writers who resent Pangram more eager to distinguish themselves from posters who are having ChatGPT ghostwrite all their work? There are a few different things at play, but I think one key dynamic is this: These are often the same people. A core constituency for arguments like Wired’s is “writers” who are using AI to write their posts but resent this fact being made public. They stand to lose from AI detectors because AI detectors call them out. Share When Substack announced a partnership with Pangram, a sizable fraction of the platform’s authors rose up in outrage. Some people had experience with other AI detectors that didn’t work, and some felt that AI writing ought to be encouraged — both of which are fair enough. But the fury was fueled by authors passionately insisting that Pangram kept wrongly accusing them on almost every post they published. Pangram can be wrong, especially on short passages. But in the overwhelming majority of cases where Pangram looked at a whole blog post rather than a single paragraph, the program correctly detected work as AI. Even if we can’t be 100% sure in any individual case, we can notice the trend in the aggregate. Wired quotes Sam Illingworth, a professor of critical AI literacy at Edinburgh Napier University, who said, “I don’t think [AI detectors] work. … I think that detectors are prejudiced against certain people.” This spring, he said that he used AI for research and editing; this summer he acknowledged that in addition to research and editing, he also uses it “now and then for a turn of phrase I keep.” Pangram informs us that most of his posts are 100% AI-written (some are mixed AI-and-human) and that 100% AI-written posts started appearing last year. The favorable interpretation is that, as someone whose recent work Pangram consistently mistakes for AI, Illingworth sees Pangram’s flaws firsthand. The unfavorable interpretation is that the tool’s credibility trades off against his own, because its account of who writes his posts is not consistent with his. Illingworth is not alone in insisting the detector does not work. “It’s a Monday night in late July, and I’m pasting my own Substack draft into an AI detector for the first time. Not because I’m worried. Because I’m curious. I wrote every word of it myself, the way I write everything, out loud in my head first, in a rhythm that still carries the accent of a language I learned to think in before I learned to write in this one,” begins one Substack post by an author indignant that Pangram flags her writing as AI. “That’s the part I had to sit with before I could write this.” If you, like me, have worked with AIs a lot, you won’t even need Pangram there. The author of that piece is AI. It is obviously AI! I checked 10 other posts on the blog, and they were also obviously AI! “I have spent 22 years as an award-winning author and essayist. And now this bullshit tool that learned from MY writing is going to accuse me of plagiarism,” popular Substack writer Carlyn Beccia wrote in an anti-Pangram post. “For the last and final time, AI DETECTORS DO NOT WORK.” Here’s what her writing sounded like in 2020: “Most success stories revolve around one person who believed enough in you to say — give it a try. We call these people muses, but they are so much more than that. They are the strong man giants whose shoulders we stand on so we can see the horizon. Throughout the editing process, I am sure my editor felt less like a giant of greatness and more like Atlas with the world on her shoulders.” Pangram says it was 100% human-written. (So were other articles of hers in 2020.) And here’s what it sounds like now: “And then there is the reshuffling, which sounds like paperwork until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork. The Trump regime recently moved special education oversight from the Education Department to HHS. That is not a minor bureaucratic transfer. It changes the frame.”3 Pangram says this is mostly AI. I am not convinced that Pangram is wrong. In my own experience, Pangram is very effective on long texts — if it marks a long essay as AI, the essay was either written by AI or deliberately written to sound like AI. On tweet-length or paragraph-length texts, it’s not perfectly reliable. It seems to work just as well for non-native English speakers as for native speakers. While I have seen dozens of claims of pre-2022 text returning a positive result on Pangram, I have tried repeatedly to corroborate those and have never once succeeded. To be clear, I’m absolutely not saying that complaining about Pangram suggests a writer is a cheat. There are plenty of other concerns. Most are mistakenly premised, such as the false claim that Pangram trains on work you put into it, but others are reasonable: It’s unreliable on sufficiently short text segments; it creates an internet witch-hunt mentality when there are defensible uses of AI; people who are open about their AI use are sometimes blamed, when the only people really doing something wrong are the ones who hide it; and it isn’t perfect, so a single positive result shouldn’t be taken as decisive proof of misconduct. I’m happy to concede that Pangram is imperfect and possible to over-rely on. If an author’s posts are mostly non-AI and one scans as partially AI, this could be a mistake. It’s also possible to defeat Pangram with intentional effort. If you think we need something more robust and more reliable, fine! But if you don’t like AI and don’t like Pangram, your attitude really ought to be that it’s a shame that our existing tools for AI detection are imperfect, and it’s important to invent better ones. If your stance is instead that AI is evil and so is looking for AI, then ultimately you’re contributing to the sloppification of the internet. You’re making it harder for people who write their own text to distinguish themselves, and providing cover for authors who are definitely not writing their own text. Subscribe Top stories this week, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs Commentators often worry that the decline of reading could mean the decline of liberal democracy — but deliberative governance actually predated widespread literacy. This week, Maibritt Henkel pointed out that many liberal cultures thrive on a culture of raucous, interactive debate, which can happen in-person as easily, if not more so, than in text. Read on, dear reader, to learn more. It may actually cheer you up: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) [ Reading won’t save liberalism ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) Maibritt Henkel · Sep 1 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) It used to be bad to downplay climate change (if we mean denying its reality). Today, it’s actually good to downplay climate change (if we mean keeping the issue out of political fights so we can make real progress). This counterintuitive view is called “climate hushing,” and contributor Alex Trembath argued that it’s the key to enacting good policy going forward. Get up to speed on the latest in climate politics: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) [ We won’t stop climate change by talking about it ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Alex Trembath · Sep 2 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up for the forces of liberalism against Donald Trump’s assault on our closest ally. So, why is one prominent left-wing commenter attacking Carney? Columnist Matthew Yglesias explains: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) [ When "economic liberty" means central planning ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) Matthew Yglesias · Aug 31 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) 🌟Abundance Wins of the Week🌟 Shout out to my home state of California, whose legislature passed two housing bills this week. One requires a housing density minimum in transit-oriented areas of the state’s most transit-rich cities (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, and Long Beach). Another bill closes two common loopholes used by third parties to delay housing projects, including an opportunity to challenge maps of a given lot created by the developer after a project has been approved. Shout out to our big-state rival, Texas, where pro-housing SB 785 took effect this week. The new state law requires municipalities to have at least one district permitted for manufactured housing without a special permit. This will promote zoning changes in 44% of municipalities. The company Fervo Energy signed a deal with Google for what is set to be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility, proving a technology can work at a scale that could be crucial to a decarbonized, energy-abundant economy. Share Worth watching… This week, forecasting legend Nate Silver joined Jerusalem, Matt, and Jeremiah on a crowded episode of the pod. It was a party. And speaking of parties, our round table debated the factional lines within the Democratic Party: Is it possible to be center-left and also anti-establishment? Watch or listen to find out: The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is one of the areas that swung hardest toward Trump in 2024, but musician Bobby Pulido is running to flip it back. Right now, The Argument/Split Ticket’s model has him running 1.1 points behind his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by 18 points. Tune in to find out how he differs from national Democrats and what he thinks he can to do win this seat. On Thursday, Bernie Sanders was among the first politicians to call for a ban on superintelligence. My guest this week, Andrea Miotti, has been lobbying to ban superintelligence for several years, most recently in the U.K., U.S., and Canada. I asked him how he gets legislators to take speculative risks seriously, and we dug into what plans might look like to actually pass a ban. Listen to learn more: What’s News with The Argument The Argument recommends, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs If we ever lose track of Justin Zuckerman, I’ll have the team split up and check all the movie theaters in the city. I’m shocked (and a little jealous) at how often he gets out to see good cinema. This week, he brings us It Ends, a “horror-ish movie,” which he described as a “Gen Z Waiting for Godot.” I was intrigued before he added that it was “funny, dark and existential” — at which point I was fully locked in. I guess I also had existential themes on the mind this week. One morning, a single line from a poem I read long ago just came to me: “Is death a stretch of time in which a life is just a flash?” The poem is called “From 20,000 Feet” by Heather McHugh. I suggest the version in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, which, by tradition, my best friend and I always bring backpacking, extra weight be damned. We’ll stay thematically dark for just one more rec from senior editor John Robert Thomason, whose upcoming trip to Baltimore reminded him to suggest Michael Clune’s memoir White Out (about being addicted to heroin in Baltimore in the 1990s). Ben Lerner’s blurb called it _“_Disturbing, brilliant, hilarious—it’s as if Proust had written Jesus’ Son.” John told me this “seems accurate, with the caveat that I’ve never read Proust.” I, personally, have also shelved Proust until retirement. At this point, I was a little concerned for the team since all of us tossed out such psychologically grim material — maybe we’re all down about the end of summer — but thankfully, at least a few of us were into more upbeat selections. Milan Singh recommended Made In’s 5-quart stainless clad saucier, suggesting he had some fun in the kitchen. Jeremiah Johnson asked if he could recommend yet more Carly Rae Jepsen. Once denied, he offered up Game Changer instead_,_ calling it “the most wildly creative game show, maybe in the entire history of the genre.” Eli Richman mentioned _Lucky, “_a B-tier show with an A-tier cast and an S-tier theme song.” I suppose he was recommending the song, Horns of a Bull. Still, despite these cheerier recs, I couldn’t help but be concerned that we were subconsciously worried about racing toward summer’s end — the end of swim trunks and splashing around. Then a message landed reminding me of the three-day weekend to come. A whole extra day for sunshine. One more swim in the lake. I was grateful this called to mind yet another line from a poem, one by Mary Oliver, the patron saint of every gorgeous summer day (and about whom a documentary is now out). Speaking to God in the poem “Thirst,” she wrote: grant me, in your mercy,a little more time. Love for the earthand love for you are having such a longconversation in my heart. We have merch! We have quarter-zips, keychains, hats, and stickers. Each one is a great conversation starter in its own way. Buy them here. Subscribe More to read: [ The Opening Argument ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite)[ Seeing like an elite ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) Kobe Yank-Jacobs · Sep 4 What do Americans hear when they watch Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President JD Vance rail against the elite? Are they thinking of right-wing tech billionaires? Imperious college professors? Liberal magazine writers? [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) [ The Weekly Scroll ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline)[ God is back on the timeline ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) Jeremiah Johnson · Sep 5 This week, we’re talking about Substack’s new religious debates, the continuing MAGA influencer scandal, how to retire from YouTube, and aura battles. [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) 1 This was a legitimate thing to worry about, but doesn’t seem to be a problem given the actual technology: Marijke Van Vlasselaer, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, and Bram Spruyt’s 2026 paper looks at whether Pangram is less accurate when evaluating the work of non-native speakers of English. It isn’t. That’s because Pangram isn’t really looking at how “unusual” a piece of writing is but whether it has the characteristic patterns of LLMs. The Wired article makes an odd gesture at a different Pangram-is-racist argument. There were several controversies this summer during which upcoming books were canceled after being discovered to be AI-written: “The three novels mentioned earlier — Shy Girl, Daggermouth, and Call Me, easily publishing’s biggest AI-detection scandals — were all written by writers of color.” But come on! As Zvi Mowshowitz put it: “They were not primarily written by people of color. They were primarily written by AIs.” That’s the whole problem! And as my colleague Jeremiah Johnson recently observed with respect to Cambridge’s Arday scandal, a community being unwilling to call out fraud if it’s perpetuated by people of color is not an anti-racist tendency; it is ultimately quite racist. 2 Many non-Pangram detectors don’t work, but many possible airplane designs also don’t work, and no one considers this a general argument against aviation; the thing that matters is whether any detection works. 3 The phrase “empires have always loved” mysteriously became all the rage in the last few years. See here, here, here, here and here. Before 2025, the only use of that phrase I have been able to find is a single Tweet. The logic of the sentence, too, is incoherent in an AI-characteristic way. “...sounds like paperwork, until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork”? Does remembering that make it sound less like paperwork? It’s a craft-ful sentence, but what is it actually saying??
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