The Drift
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
July 26, 2025
Professionals using AI language
models for efficiency report a
gradual loss of authorship and
critical engagement, as.
Quietly They Left
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · NEW ENGLAND
July 14, 2025
In 2027, amid escalating political
unrest following the cancellation of
U.S. midterm elections, six New…
Surviving AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LABOR · BUSINESS
July 9, 2025
Artificial intelligence is rapidly
displacing workers in predictable,
repeatable roles, with tens of…
Young, Angry, and Split in
Half
CAMPAIGNS · REPUBLICANS · DEMOCRATS
July 8, 2025
The youngest segment of Gen Z, aged
18 to 21, is shifting sharply toward
the Republican Party.
He Was 19, He Was Angry, and TikTok
Told Him Who to Blame
It didn’t start with Trump. It
started with push-ups.
David Goggins yelling into his…
Obedience 101
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
June 25, 2025
The integration of AI in education
presents contrasting outcomes: it
can either foster critical thinking…
The Great American Talent
Giveaway
IMMIGRATION · LABOR · BUSINESS
May 30, 2025
Changes to U.S. visa policies in
2025 have curtailed work permits and
post-graduation pathways for
international students.
They came to build. To study in the
world’s best universities. To work
in cutting-edge labs, launch
companies, and push science forward…
A Failed Experiment
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE
May 29, 2025
And while he might still live in his
parents’ basement, the ideas he’s
echoing are now echoing back from…
Not Magic, Just Memory
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
May 12, 2025
Artificial intelligence functions as
a tool that automates routine tasks
by recognizing patterns and…
Buried Leverage
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · TRADE
May 8, 2025
How 17 obscure metals became the
quiet chokehold of the modern world
The problem with the future is that
it runs on metals no one talks…

