Does anyone have a great system for dealing with email? I thought mine was relatively ok but lately things have gone bananas.
Emily Peck
@emilypeck.bsky.social
Axios reporter, Slate Money host. I'm back on coffee.
Has anyone looked at how much longer research papers, other essays, have gotten in the AI era? I'd bet there's a big jump post-ChatGPT. It's a vicous cycle of using AI to write longer things, which people use AI to read. We all get dumber. Glad to be somewhere with a bias toward fewer words.
😒 Bonds should be boring but not on this ep. of Slate Money 📉 The best most informative & entertaining ep.s of the year💩... "shitton of borrowing 🤣" bravo ✅ @slate.com @felixsalmon.com @emilypeck.bsky.social @espiers.bsky.social @robinwigglesworth.ft.com slate.com/transcripts/...
Transcript - Fabulous, Beautiful Debt
Transcript of Fabulous, Beautiful Debt
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This is the flip side of the trade deficit in goods that has certain policymakers worried. Basically >> U.S. consumers and companies pay dollars to import goods into the country. Foreigners use some of that money to invest in U.S. assets... market goes up
Foreign investors are loving the U.S. stock market
The flood of money counters a prevailing notion that the U.S. is losing ground with foreign investors.
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While everyone is panicking about safety risks, there's a lot of financial risk building up in the AI boom. www.axios.com/2026/09/25/o...
The AI borrowing binge is back in the spotlight
With AI investment driving much of the economic growth in the U.S., Oracle's wobbles mean a lot.
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I got to guest host @slate.com What Next today with @jim-newell.bsky.social and @patrickcreis.bsky.social!! The episode is about AI and politics and it has a great headline and is fun to listen to. Check it out! slate.com/podcasts/wha...
The Data Center Will Not Hold
Nobody seems to like data centers but one man.
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This is an incredible article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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Do investors worry about AI killing everyone? Not especially. "They're not looking at, you know, does this company end civilization?" an analyst at S&P told me "That isn't necessarily a question that comes up in our meetings." www.axios.com/2026/09/10/a...
AI doomerism isn't on investors' list of worries
It turns out the potential for apocalypse brought on by a superintelligence is surprisingly bullish.
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Wrote about the prospect of "one big beautiful default" -- a scenario, once unimaginable now less so, where an unnamed U.S. president decides to stop making payments to noncitizens Check it out www.axios.com/2026/09/08/t...
An exercise in thinking about the unthinkable: a U.S. debt default
Law students grapple with a scenario that seems less unimaginable than it once did.
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This one was super-good. Thank you, @emilypeck.bsky.social and @espiers.bsky.social. ♥️ Scarlet Fu was a wonderful, knowledgeable guest, and I hope @felixsalmon.com got off of that tarmac! 🙏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Canadian Beef
Podcast Episode · Slate Money · August 29 · 42m
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Guys, they let me do the helloooooo! With @felixsalmon.com away, @espiers.bsky.social and I got into some shenanigans podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Canadian Beef
Podcast Episode · Slate Money · August 29 · 42m
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Finally, someone makes the case for something I've increasingly come to believe: lettuce is bull****. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/08...
Column | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or not
Lettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it?
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I wrote a story comparing Parmigiano Reggiano financing to AI financing. www.axios.com/2026/08/16/i...
Extreme heat threatens Italy's cheese finance
It's all about the collateral — which is also one of the questions about the AI buildout.
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Also? It’s not the em dash that’s the AI tell. It’s the phrase “let that sit for a second.” That’s it. That’s the clue. That’s the slop. Leave the em dashes to the professionals.
Yesterday was a banner day for sources and direct contacts emailing me words that were obviously pasted from AI. I feel like it's not good if I can tell. We can do better!
Any academics out there who want to talk about the Corporate Transparency Act? DMs open or send me an email. emily.peck@axios.com
NEW: The White House said on Monday it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains, who's seen it or when companies will start using it. www.axios.com/2026/08/03/w...
White House finalizes AI framework behind closed doors
The White House said it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains.
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Why do you think GenX has the worst consumer confidence compared to all the other generations? Here's my take: www.axios.com/2026/08/03/g...
Gen X is losing confidence
Many are at or near their peak earning years, and if they're growing more morose it could drag down spending.
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Good report from @emilypeck.bsky.social, with some helpful perspective on findings, but I still trust that Gen X's best days are ahead. The shadow of the Boomers can't last forever and we have a lot to look forward to. www.axios.com/2026/08/03/g...
Gen X is losing confidence
Many are at or near their peak earning years, and if they're growing more morose it could drag down spending.
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FT's Robert Armstrong: Warsh’s description of his communications policy is nonsense. Unless Warsh (and the rest of us) get lucky, this will become a bigger problem over time. Warsh’s forward guidance omertà: I don’t believe it can last for ever. www.ft.com/content/fe3f...
BESPOKE: “.. The second Fed day for new Fed chairs has normally seen some late-day selling, but none worse than what we saw today on Chair Warsh's second Fed day.”
Looks like the FDA was working on a big effort to make leafy greens safer during the Biden administration -- anyone know what's since come of it? fda.gov/food/foodbor...
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"The shift toward consumption taxes could make state tax systems feel lighter for high earners while taking a bigger bite from lower-income families...the tax divide among states could quietly reinforce racial inequality." www.axios.com/2026/07/09/t...
The hidden costs of low-tax states
The next fiscal fault line: income vs. sales.
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Despite the desires of ego-driven CEOs, remote work is only increasing in the US. In 2025, 38% of women and 31% of men did some or all of their work from home. Stats: 2019: 24% of workers had worked from home 2022: 34% 2025: 35% @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/06/29/r...
Remote work continues to thrive
35% of U.S. workers did some or all of their work at home last year.
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I nerded out on leveraged ETFs since i keep hearing people talk about them -- part of the big runup in stonks in South Korea and increasingly popular here. www.axios.com/2026/06/11/s...
These ETFs try to catch a ride with the SpaceX IPO
A risk-maxxing mindset has swept through the formerly staid world of exchange-traded funds.
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I got to channel @emilypeck.bsky.social in (guest) hosting @slate.com Slate Money with @felixsalmon.com @espiers.bsky.social -- we talked about the unavoidable AI IPO pipeline, and outcomes for capital and labor diverging by country: slate.com/podcasts/sla...
Investors Can’t Escape AI’s Clutches
Guest host Mary Childs explains why index funds are bending their rules and giving investors little choice but to opt into the AI boom.
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