via The New York Times:
The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
by Oren Cass
published on February 6, 2026
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Almost thirty years later, a tenant living in one of Fred Trump’s first major developments, the Beach Haven apartment complex, in Brooklyn, was so disturbed by the racial discrimination he observed from the management that he wrote a song about it. The song was called “Old Man Trump.” The tenant was Woody Guthrie.
~ Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark via The New Yorker
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President Donald Trump did not erode U.S. capabilities on his own. But Trump’s war with Iran has revealed just how the underlying dynamics of global power have shifted—and just how much American might has decayed.
~ Phillips Payson O’Brien via The Atlantic
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Life Has Gotten Surreal in China
by Michael Schuman
published on August 26, 2025
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When a storm is coming, there will always be signs. The wind might suddenly drop. The tide goes out farther than usual. Streamers of clouds sail across the sky.
~ Margaret MacMillan via The New York Times
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China’s leaders have long believed that technology can help the state overcome the disorder of human affairs.
~ Evan Osnos via The New Yorker
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The nonchalance with which the Australian greeted the apparent mishap speaks to an evident truth. Faecal incontinence is much more common amongst athletes than might be expected.
~ Jacob Whitehead via The Athletic
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