Chris Amico

We're about to pour $200 billion into immigration enforcement—it's a terrible idea, sure, but understanding *specifically* why is important. More →

If you are a user of LLM systems that use tools (you can call them “AI agents” if you like) it is critically important that you understand the risk of … More →

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This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical. More →

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Let’s set Substack’s “Nazi problem” aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis?... More →

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As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom. More →

Drinking at work causes so many problems. More →

RIP to the one thing that made work even semi-enjoyable. More →

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What happened on Test Flight 9? More →

The summer section was intended to be a supplemental value to our subscribers alongside our own journalism. Instead, it detracted and distracted from our work. More →

I propose an alternate strategy: I shall fight Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon in a televised cage match, the winner of which gets $2.7 billion in federal grants and the power to uphold or destroy America’s continued technological and economic... More →

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An autism diagnosis helped Laurie Penny make sense of their experiences, but its real value was in helping them understand the rest of society More →

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Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen star in unbelievable true story of James Garfield’s presidency. More →

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There was something about Houston Landing that never quite made sense. It was a large digital startup in a city already served by the Houston Chronicle, whose corporate owner, Hearst, enjoys a repu… More →