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Is the U.S. destined to have a recession in 2022? I don’t know for sure. But here are nine signs that worry me. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter...
Bacteria, a virus, a trade policy—and a lesson About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Work in...
Invention is easily overrated, and implementation is often underrated. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. What if we invented a technology to...
This is how a culture war death spirals. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. The drama in Florida between Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt...
Anybody who is extremely confident about how this is going to work out doesn’t know what they’re talking about. About the author: Derek...
Solving an urban mystery. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. Pop quiz: What do the metros of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami,...
What separates Blind Melon from Shania Twain? Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. In September 1992, the band Blind Melon released their...
Four forces are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. The United States is...
Why 9-to-10 is the new 9-to-5 Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. After two years of working from home, I don’t have one unified period of...
A country grows or shrinks in three ways. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. The U.S. population grew at the slowest pace in history in 2021,...
Resignations are rising because people are seeing more job listings, not because they’re feeling more Marxist. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter...
Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. In a matter of days,...
This is terra incognita for economic policy. No country has ever faced this kind of global freeze-out. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. The...
We’re still looking at a range of possibilities, including de-escalation and a great power conflict. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff...
A new book on energy abundance is profound, sure to annoy both conservatives and liberals, and just maybe the best climate plan in the world. Sign...
And the implications for work and cities are going to be fascinating. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the...
America needs medical abundance. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Work in Progress...
The country became the first in the EU to lift all COVID restrictions despite leading the world in per-capita infections. About the author: Derek...
Complicated language can send a signal that the writer is dense or overcompensating. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The...
The history of “first sleep” and “second sleep” holds surprising lessons about preindustrial life, 21st-century anxiety, and the problem with...
A group of tech founders, crypto billionaires, and star scientists is launching a fleet of science labs. About the author: Derek Thompson is a...
The U.S. doesn’t have enough COVID tests—or houses, immigrants, physicians, or solar panels. We need an abundance agenda. About the author:...
COVID has always divided Americans. The Omicron wave is even dividing the vaccinated. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The...
The mystery of the moment is very hard to solve. Here’s my best shot. About the author: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the...