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<title><![CDATA[Kelsey Piper - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/40261.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Kelsey Piper]]></description><category domain="40261">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Parents Love a School With Bogus Numbers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-parents-love-a-school-with-bogus</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Alpha School's growth scores aren't real. Alpha School's growth is.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Haidt Is Wrong About Age-Gating the Internet]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-age</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Igrew up substantially on the internet, and while my school made a halfhearted effort to block the bad websites, it was comically easy to evade. This was good for me. I read a lot of blogs and webcomics and fanfiction, formed a lot of half-baked but earnest political opinions, improved...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Your God-Given Right To Be Happy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/your-god-given-right-to-be-happy</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Obligation To Prevent Crime, Take Public Safety Seriously]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/our-moral-obligation-to-prevent-crime</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bleeding heart liberals should be really upset about murder]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AI's Biggest Critic Has Lost the Plot]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/ais-biggest-critic-has-lost-the-plot</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The tech columnist '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' whose newsletter'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' reportedly has 80,000 subscribers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and who has bylines in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Atlantic'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Guardian'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' first made his case'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in March 2024, quoting analysts who were saying things like we were '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'at the peak of the hype cycle around Large...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I Can Never Talk to an AI Anonymously Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/i-can-never-talk-to-an-ai-anonymously</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[AI only needs 150 words to identify me. What does that mean for you?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Perfect Storm Hitting Millennials]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-perfect-storm-hitting-millennials</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[My generation's economic anxiety is a political problem]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Teaching Kids To Read Isn't Just About Phonics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/teaching-kids-to-read-isnt-just-about</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is this the revenge of Whole Language Theory?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Getting Richer Made Teenagers Less Free]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-getting-richer-made-teenagers</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We value children more than ever. But we're suffocating them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Let Robots Have This One: Self-Driving Cars Are Way Safer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/please-let-the-robots-have-this-one</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Self-driving cars are way safer than human drivers]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Illiteracy Is a Policy Choice]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/illiteracy-is-a-policy-choice</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This month, the Department of Education released its latest edition of the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' National Assessment of Educational Progress, the standardized tests better known as the Nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Report Card. The results have left me blazing with rage.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Giving People Money Helped Less Than I Thought It Would]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/giving-people-money-helped-less-than</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ending the war on poverty will take more than cash transfers]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AI Doesn't Have To Reason To Take Your Job]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-doesn-t-have-to-reason-to-take-your-job/ar-AA1H6equ</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2023, one popular perspective on AI went like this: Sure, it can generate lots of impressive text, but it can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t truly reason '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s all shallow mimicry, just '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'stochastic parrots'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' squawking.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Progressives Should Care That Population Is Set To Fall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/progressives-should-care-that-the-global-population-is-set-to-fall/ar-AA1EwxFL</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Don't let polarization distract you from one of the most important issues the world faces.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Fires Highlight the Challenge of Disaster Relief]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/15/17927688/turkey-syria-earthquake-how-to-help-donate</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How to help '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and how not to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' in the aftermath of a natural disaster.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Really Mattered in 2024: The Stories That Will Endure]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391021/donald-trump-artificial-intelligence-syria-gaza-2024-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The stories that will endure from a wild year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Get Through Election Season Without Despair]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/381475/elections-donald-trump-kamala-harris-anxiety-progress-voting</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How to power through election stress and keep your eye on the big picture.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are We Racing Toward AI Catastrophe?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23591534/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-google-baidu-microsoft-openai</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As tech giants like Microsoft and Google compete to capture the AI market, safety could be an afterthought.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Should Be Kept Off-Limits in a Virology Lab?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/1/23580528/gain-of-function-virology-covid-monkeypox-catastrophic-risk-pandemic-lab-accident</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New rules around gain-of-function research make progress in striking a balance between reward '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and catastrophic risk.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sam Bankman-Fried Tries To Explain Himself]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23462333/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-effective-altruism-crypto-bahamas-philanthropy</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Raise Kids Who Give Back to the World]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/8/25/23318194/children-parenting-charity-philanthropy-climate-change</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a teenager, I was really serious about doing good in the world. I volunteered at my local library and as a tutor for struggling students. When an international charity came to our school and gave a presentation about starving kids overseas, I gave them all my lunch money. I was the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stop Telling Kids That Climate Change Will Destroy the World]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/23158406/climate-change-tell-kids-wont-destroy-world</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'climate anxiety'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' is the product of telling kids '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' falsely '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' that they have no future.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Media Needs To Get Right in the Next Pandemic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/what-the-media-needs-to-get-right-in-the-next-pandemic/ar-AAW3Kwb</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The media has come under harsh scrutiny for how it has covered Covid-19, for good and sometimes for unfair reasons. It is absolutely true that covering a fast-moving pandemic in an age when science is being done at a record cadence and under an unrelenting spotlight is a truly difficult...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[22 Things We Think Will Happen in 2022]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22824620/predicting-midterms-covid-roe-wade-oscars-2022</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Forecasting what's shaping up to be another bumpy year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are We Turning the Corner on Covid-19 Treatments?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22772612/early-treatment-for-covid-fluvoxamine-molnupiravir-paxlovid</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Covid-19 treatments are key to living with the virus. Here's where we're at.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Had Some Significant Silver Linings. Here Are 7 of Them]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22165564/2020-vaccines-biotech-research-preparedness-silver-linings</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Many of this year's breakthroughs and lessons have the potential to make our future much brighter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why We're Not Overreacting to the Coronavirus]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/3/20/21179040/coronavirus-us-italy-not-overreacting</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Italy tried to stem its outbreak, belatedly. We're on the same course.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Climate Change Kill Everyone--or Just Lots of People?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/6/13/18660548/climate-change-human-civilization-existential-risk</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kelsey Piper</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The debate over whether climate change will end life on Earth, explained.]]></description>
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