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Maggie Shannon for The Atlantic End the Phone-Based Childhood Now
The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
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Jonas Roosens / ANP/ Redux Get Phones Out of Schools Now
They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging. They should be banned.
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Illustration by Twisha Patni AI Is About to Make Social Media (Much) More Toxic
We must prepare now.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy
Despite what Meta has to say.
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Illustration by Nicolás Ortega. Source: "Belshazzar’s Feast," John … Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that social media is causing real damage to adolescents.
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Mark Pernice The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
Why it feels like everything is going haywire
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump Breaks a Taboo—and Pays the Price
The past week brought violent conflict over symbols and values held sacred—and an act of sacrilege.
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Ben Margot / AP Why It's a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence
A claim increasingly heard on campus will make them more anxious and more willing to justify physical harm.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP It's Disadvantaged Groups That Suffer Most When Free Speech Is Curtailed on Campus
If progressives are committed to protecting freedom of conscience and freedom of expression for women and minorities, then they need to protect free speech across the board.
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Andrew B. Myers / The Atlantic The Backstory to ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’
Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt on the personal experiences behind their September cover story for The Atlantic
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Andrew B. Myers / The Atlantic The Coddling of the American Mind
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.
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How to Win the Culture War: Sell a Better Version of Economic Fairness
The rise of the Tea Party permanently shifted the battlefield on social issues. Now all that's left is a fight over whether equality should be a starting point or an outcome.
