After Babel

Author: Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

Apr 6, 2026

After Babel is a free weekly Substack newsletter by Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and NYU professor, co-authored with his researcher Zach Rausch. The newsletter explores the profound psychological and sociological changes that occurred in the 2010s when human social and political life migrated onto platforms curated by for-profit companies whose business models drove them to maximize engagement.

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