Abby McCloskey
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- Aug 25, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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There's only one way to make AI safe for kids (opens the original)
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OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, complete with various safety features. But this implies that the main concern of kids using AI is their access to damaging content. If only. Don’t get me wrong. The AI-assisted suicides, deepfakes and sexually explicit conversations with and for children are - to be frank - horrific. But as a mother, my deepest concern is what AI use does to teens’ ability to think critically and develop socially. The only way to address those worries is not to toggle with
The back-to-school blues are here (opens the original)
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School doesn’t begin again for a few weeks. But you wouldn’t know it looking at my phone. These days, returning to the classroom seems to involve more homework for parents than for students. Weeks before my child has been assigned a teacher or seen a syllabus, we’re fielding an invite for a weekend kindergarten campout. We’re buying new school shoes and uniforms. Signing up for piano, dance and baseball. And don’t forget end-of-summer grade-level parties. And new class welcome parties. And the e
MAGA or the DSA? America deserves a better choice (opens the original)
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This column reflects the personal views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Most Americans don’t want a state-run economy. But increasingly, there’s not a political party that reflects this mainline view. On the left, democratic
America’s religious pluralism has never been tested like this (opens the original)
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Growing up as a Christian, I frequently heard from other churchgoers how fortunate we were to live in a Christian nation. These days, I’m more likely to hear fellow Christians lament that the nation has fallen into secularism. But as America turns 250, it’s worth remembering that the history of Christianity in America is complicated. So, too, is its future. Church membership has waxed and waned in our country before. But the decline in a broadly shared Christian worldview is unprecedented. Alrea
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