America says "never forget" — but a growing share of Americans don't remember. Why it matters: More Americans are coming of age with no firsthand memory of 9/11 , creating emotional distance from the trauma and more room for dark humor and reinterpretation. The big picture: For Americans under 27, 9/11 arrived through textbooks, movies, social media and family stories rather than lived experience. - That distance can make humor easier, amplified by algorithms that reward provocative content and a generational instinct to push back against mandatory reverence. By the numbers: About 83% of adults born before 2001 remember where they were or what they were doing when they heard about the attacks. - But roughly 10% of U.S. adults were…
Anthropic insiders' warnings this week that AI could end humanity in the next decade have members of Congress frantically seeking answers and trying to cobble together some kind of response. Why it matters: Federal lawmakers are at the "concepts of a plan" stage at this point, with congressional leaders showing little apparent urgency to mobilize. - Some rank-and-file members in both parties say something must be done: "We should absolutely act, and act with urgency," Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) told Axios. - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) wrote Wednesday in a post on X that "Congress needs to convene a special session on AI and what the future of the U.S. looks like." Driving the news: Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon …
DALLAS — Support for President Trump is dropping among millennials and Gen Zers — particularly young men. Vice President Vance is in charge of getting them back in the midterms. Why it matters: The 42-year-old Vance, the first millennial VP, capped off the GOP's two-day convention here with a direct appeal to families with young children that emphasized the "birthright" of U.S. citizens. - Vance also sought to cast Democrats as anti-American, anti-family "crazies." - "America belongs to those who love it. Not those who hate it," he said. Zoom in: Support for Republicans is slipping across all age brackets, but the disapproval among millennials and young men is an acute concern for Trump's political operation because they were…
Twenty-five years later, it is important to step back from today’s cynicism and remember the heroism and national unity in the hours and days after the attacks.