After Babel

Treasure Your Attention

Jonathan Haidt's advice to the NYU Class of 2026 on how to flourish in a world that raises many obstacles to human flourishing.

May 20 • Jon Haidt

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The State of Childhood in the U.S.

A new survey of U.S. parents by the Institute for Family Studies suggests that kids are still overprotected in the real world and underprotected online.

May 14 • Lyman Stone, Michael Toscano, and Grant Bailey

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We Took Away the Phones — Now What?

How rebuilding youth community groups can restore a play-based childhood.

May 4 • Seth Kaplan

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April 2026

Don’t Let Big Tech Hide Behind a Rainbow Flag

Lennon Torres on why social media regulation is a prerequisite for LGBTQ safety.

Apr 17 • Lennon Torres

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The Case Against Social Media: Seven Lines of Evidence

Your guide to the evidence that will help decide thousands of future court cases.

Apr 9 • Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

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March 2026

How Indonesia is Protecting 80 Million Children from Online Harm

Their first-of-its-kind regulation cracks down on harmful design and incentivizes safer technology.

Mar 26 • Anindito Aditomo, Najelaa Shihab, Nisa Felicia, and Yeremia Dwi Hendryanto

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Phones at School: Less Learning, More Loneliness

A new analysis shows the twin impacts of the leisure use of devices during the school day: declines in test scores and increases in feelings of…

Mar 17 • Jean M. Twenge

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A Note on a Correction from Jon and Zach

Regarding our retraction of the guest post "30 Facts About Childhood Today that Will Terrify You"

Mar 12

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Your Marriage Has a Third

What The Phone-Based Adulthood is Doing to Love and Sex

Mar 10 • Baya Voce

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AI Can't Fix Student Engagement

Only a third of American kids are highly engaged in school. Developing students' curiosity and agency is the solution.

Mar 4 • Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop

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February 2026

EdTech is Borrowing Zuckerberg's Playbook

The "No Evidence of Harm" Refrain is a Familiar Deflection

Feb 26 • Jared Cooney Horvath

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The Parenting Trap

How Modern Parenting Is Making Adolescence Harder

Feb 24 • Jonathan T. Rothwell

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