This is the road to stagflation| Derek Thompson
The truth about calories, ultra-processed food, and why “myth-busting” media sometimes makes more myths| www.derekthompson.org
It's a story with massive economic and political significance. But it's receiving strangely little attention.| www.derekthompson.org
The scientific benefits of waking up, having dinner, finishing your last cocktail, and even getting medicine much earlier in the day| www.derekthompson.org
A big nerd debate with bigger implications for the future of work, technology, and the economy| Derek Thompson
In 2019, pickleball was half as popular as badminton. Last year, it was more popular than baseball. What does its rise tell us about fads, fitness, and culture?| Derek Thompson
Pilates is surging. Gyms are packed. Americans are working out more than ever. A graph-by-graph guide to the fitness revolution sweeping the country| Derek Thompson
"I can imagine a future where a lot of people really trust ChatGPT’s advice for their most important decisions," Sam Altman said. "Although that could be great, it makes me uneasy." Me too, Sam.| Derek Thompson
Artificial intelligence is the biggest tech construction project in a century. Here's what that looks like.| Derek Thompson
The president's war on economic data will make us dumber, poorer, and less prepared for crisis| Derek Thompson
If Texas is so good at building homes, why have housing prices surged in Big D?| Derek Thompson
An interview with the social psychologist Adam Mastroianni about American aloneness and why the secret to great conversations is ... "doorknobs."| Derek Thompson
One of my favorite social mysteries is deeply relevant in 2025.| Derek Thompson
The people who built the technology we rely on were often crazy, wrong, or both.| Derek Thompson
We’re taking health care away from poor families to create budget space for an esoteric tax cut that narrowly benefits millionaire auto dealers and independent consultants.| www.derekthompson.org
A newsletter about abundance and building a better world. Click to read Derek Thompson, a Substack publication.| www.derekthompson.org
Donald Trump's scarcity agenda is not going to solve the problem. Here's what might.| www.derekthompson.org
What one of my favorite history books about my favorite historical period—turn-of-the-century American—tells us about technology, anxiety, and human nature| www.derekthompson.org
Poisoned by inflation, shot by tariffs, counted out by economists, it just keeps kicking.| www.derekthompson.org
Studies show that the obesity and diabetes medication also reduces heart attacks, cancer risk, migraines, and memory loss. How is that even possible? And at what point should we all be on it?| www.derekthompson.org
Plus: How to save 100 million lives with 1/400th of our income| www.derekthompson.org
Antitrust critics say that homebuilding monopolies are the real culprit of America’s housing woes. I looked into some of their claims. They don’t hold up.| www.derekthompson.org
Governments worldwide are trying to increase fertility with cash. But the most famous birthrate "boom" had a lot to do with science and technology, as well.| www.derekthompson.org
Young Americans today spend 70 percent less time attending or hosting parties than they did at the beginning of the 21st century. Why?| www.derekthompson.org