(guy who has been a dad for less than a month): childcare is really hard and also taking care of my child is fucking awesome I know one of my own dad’s biggest regrets in life is the time he was unable to spend with his children when we were young

"Between the lines: For decades, women have been increasing their working hours and slightly reducing their time in unpaid work — while men's patterns have been relatively stable. Now, something else is going on — possibly a real cultural shift in expectations for men."

If you're very online you might think that men are in some kind misogynistic death spiral -- but new data tell a really different story about a cultural transformation among some men. I wrote a little about it today: www.axios.com/2026/05/15/f...

In plain terms. The plan is: instead of paying taxes and getting guaranteed income through social security checks, you put money in the stock market and hope for the best. could be great -- or maybe not, depending on the market's performance. Either way Wall Street benefits.

GWBush tried and failed to privatize Social Security in his second term. Now Sen. Ted Cruz says Trump Accounts are the way to enact the Bush plan, which was roundly ripped apart. Cruz was architect of the accounts. www.axios.com/2026/05/08/c...

Nearly half of young families live in a childcare desert per updated Center for American Progress analysis www.axios.com/2026/04/29/c...

I talked to Nobel prize winning economist @dacemoglumit.bsky.social about how to avert an AI job apocalypse. It's worth a listen! For @slate.com slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Is 46% "nearly half?"

Really expected someone to stop me from doing this subject line today, but incredibly no one did! Editorial freedom abounds. You can sign up for more silly headlines about serious subjects today at Axios Markets www.axios.com/newsletters/...

That thing where you are about to start writing 1 of 3 stories you're on deadline for but then start looking at the Census list of most popular names for 2020.

The market looked past Trump's statements throughout the war. "The president likes a lot of drama, so over time, investors have become conditioned to that language, but they don't actually expect that kind of devastation he writes about," is how one source put it. www.axios.com/2026/04/08/i...

A new recession red flag from @markzandi.bsky.social He calls it the "Vicious Cycle Index" -- and spoiler alert, it's flashing warning signals www.axios.com/2026/04/08/j...

I'm interested to see if any Dem taxpayers on here have gotten bigger refunds this year and how they feel about it -- especially those getting chunky SALT refunds?? DM me or email or signal?

Exclusive: More than 30 wind projects delayed as Trump's Pentagon reviews stall www.axios.com/2026/03/30/t... via @axios.com

New to covering oil futures over here... but can't stop visualizing Brent Crude as some guy who used to play LAX in college and is now at a hedge fund or something.

There are already shortages of doctors in the U.S., the immigration crackdown is making the problem worse @maya-goldman.bsky.social reports www.axios.com/2026/03/24/t...

It’s official. The US is lifting sanctions on Iran after starting a war with Iran.

Trump considers "winding down" Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait www.axios.com/2026/03/20/t...

The White House may lift IRANIAN oil sanctions www.axios.com/2026/03/19/t...

Was just reminded that I once wrote a 700+ word story about snacking. And you know what? It holds up. fortune.com/2021/10/06/s...

Just a heads-up that I ate a Big Arch burger and there's audio. I planned on simply taking a small bite like McDonald's CEO, but you'll never believe what happened next. (Third segment). With @espiers.bsky.social and @felixsalmon.com slate.com/podcasts/sla...

I asked readers if they got the album reference in today's subject line and ... I'm getting bupkis in response. Does anyone get it or am I simply just old now? Or both?!

There's a lot happening today but if you want a great distraction -- with news relevance -- listen to us talk about this latest season of Industry on @slate.com it was so fun slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Today's @axios.com markets features a wage gap mystery, and references to sex, drugs, cocaine and HBO anti-heroes. Sign up here. It could not be easier. Help me out as we approach performance review season. thank you! www.axios.com/newsletters/...

This Slate Money episode that features @planetmoney.bsky.social feels like it's some kind of money podcast antitrust violation @slate.com @emilypeck.bsky.social @felixsalmon.com @espiers.bsky.social

This is still true

Which creative writing project will tank the stock market today? Anyone got an early draft they want us to look at?

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Including my fave headline for a while, “When an owl is a canary” 🦉

Latest @axios.com Markets is out, and it contains multitudes. Sign up www.axios.com/newsletters/...

One of the great feelings is filing the story and then closing the 57 tabs I had open while writing. I guess AI will take that away at some point

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

I just got a notice from Chase that I can only get cash back on my credit card if I bank with them. So, any recommendations for good cash back credit cards I can switch to?

Another reminder to please subscribe to Axios Markets -- you can sign up on this page... www.axios.com/newsletters/... Today's will be out in just 15 minutes and features a poem from @axios.com legends Courtenay Brown and Kelly Tyko about cocoa futures. So.. yeah.

first of all, Alex, that babysitting cost chart is horrifying, I presumably will never be going out to dinner when the baby is old enough to be watched secondly, @emilypeck.bsky.social is right. Nobody understands bonds, but, BUT! we all know from wutang to diversify our bonds, which is good enough

the word plays are 👍

another reminder that I'm back writing Axios Markets, and even if you are not interested in stocks and don't really understand bonds (no one does it's ok!) you might enjoy it. We do word play and explain things in plain English, or try to. Read the latest, and sign up: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

"Lotus 1-2-3 ring a bell? Probably not if you're under 50 years old." As an old Lotus Notes programmer and a current Salesforce developer, I totally remember 1-2-3. @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/02/09/a...

Good morning! I'm back writing Axios Markets newsletter, as of today. I'll be writing about money in plain English so we can all try to understand WTH is happening. You can sign up here ... in the little box on the right side of the page. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

A GoFundMe for Washington Post journalists has already raised $73,000 www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

As you reflect on this chart from @markzandi.bsky.social (via @emilypeck.bsky.social of @axios.com), I encourage you to think of it not in terms of spending or the economy, but as a reflection of the relative confidence felt by those at the top and bottom.

Chart of the day, from @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/01/22/j...

Even before the White House threatened to freeze funding, child care providers across the country were scrambling to deal with a pull back in federal funds -- wait lists in a lot of states are crazy long. Prices rising. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/t...

Listen to our Barbie episode of Slate Money Talks… now endorsed by David Plotz!

I'm looking for anyone that's work at a company that's either missed payroll -- or been late with paychecks. I want to hear what that's like and how that affected you. It's for a story I'm working on. [email protected]. You can also just DM me here or find me on Signal EmilyRPeck.71

Democratic attorneys general from 5 states sued to block the Trump administration's freeze of child care and social services funding this evening.

The letters appear to have been written quickly. Requests for documents repeatedly refer to "Minnesota" in letters addressed to other states. www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...

More details on what the Trump administration is doing on child care -- funds for a few states, including Georgia (!), are already getting held up. read more on @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/06/t...