Essays, features, and newsletters I have written and edited.
Written by me
Why a tiny Dutch-speaking island off the coast of Venezuela uses USD — Dynamo
Why China’s tech dominance relies on a few square miles in North Carolina — Dynamo
Wait, when did we get fresh blueberries in March? — Dynamo
What sets Netflix’s “The Circle” apart — Business Insider
Edited by me
Tech
AI agents aren’t ready to take your job by Shubham Agarwal
Silicon Valley is obsessed with Chinese spies by Jasmine Sun
I outsourced my memory to AI by Shubham Agarwal
Why online shopping feels so overwhelming by Emilie Friedlander
The internet is splintering by Shubham Agarwal
Inside Spotify’s shift toward AI playlists by John Paul Titlow
‘OpenAI is Burning Man’ from Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Why America’s EV push isn’t working by Paris Marx
Brain chips can change you by Evan Malmgren
Why artist Holly Herndon isn’t afraid of AI by Drew Austin
EVs have a dirty secret by Ian Morse
Economy
Sex work was Gen Z’s backup plan. Now that’s drying up too. by Megan Robinson
Private equity is ruining restaurants by Corey Mintz
Coffee’s bitter future by Meg Duff
My home renovation nightmare by Christine Chitnis
Chinese restaurants are coming to America by Rong Xiaoqing
Gen Z still has to rely on their parents by Eve Upton-Clark
The home insurance crisis by Taylor Dorrell
‘Adapt or die’: It’s too late to avoid climate chaos by Jake Bittle
America’s plastic catastrophe by Taylor Dorrell
The myth of the Great Boomer Wealth Transfer by Ann Logue
Insurance companies have sneaky new ways to rip us off by Jathan Sadowski
Politics
Why Texas Latino voters are shifting to the right by Jack Herrera
The off-gridders preparing for America’s collapse by Evan Malmgren
Why America hates its children by Lydia Kiesling
Our long history of monopoloy-driven violence by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
Gen Z’s political gender divide by Daniel Cox
The Chip War comes home by Taylor Dorrell
Culture
Eldest daughter syndrome is real by Kelli Maria Korducki
My breakup with ambition by Tanmoy Goswami
Why we love to hate other generations by Kelli Maria Korducki
America is doing retirement wrong by Hannah Seo
The end of snow in America by Alexandria Herr
The millennial parenting paradox by Josie Cox
Why Gen Z is obsessed with marathons by Eve Upton-Clark
The scam of workplace mental health benefits by Catherine Liu
The gentle parenting bust by Kelli Maria Korducki
The Minecraft Generation is cashing in by Aimee Pearcy
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