A dated feed of new evidence, news, and ideas — the living layer that keeps this work current. Showing September 2026.
Collin Hansen (TGC, adapted from The AI Apocalypse) reaches back to Solzhenitsyn’s warning that the modern West has ‘ceased to see the purpose.’ His counsel is bracing: stop pretending you can keep up with or control AI — you can’t — and reclaim what’s irreplaceably human. A machine can deliver the product, but it can’t undergo the process God uses to form us; it is never patient, never wise. The question AI forces on us is the oldest one: what are we living for? The Gospel Coalition →
U.S. employers announced 52,881 job cuts in August — the lowest August since 2022, even while up 58% from July. The shift worth noting: AI was cited in just 3,462 of them, falling to the 4th-most-cited reason and ending a five-month run as the top monthly cause. Yet for the year AI still leads — 116,175 cuts, about 22% of all 2026 layoffs — and announced hiring plans are running 37% ahead of last year. The AI-layoff wave cooled for a month; its yearly mark is unmistakable. The disruption is real, and uneven. Challenger, Gray & Christmas →
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