In France, the Far Left Is King
Quico Toro in Persuasion: For weeks, pundits have been speculating that France’s snap legislative election could blow up in President Emmanuel Macron’s face—and boy did it. Only it’s blown up
Wednesday Poem: Eve’s Protest
Men insist I shouldn’t use my body to conquerthem when men have been using meto look at loneliness less directly. I solvetheir endless wars; I’m a rack to hangheadless hats.
What Should an Old Man Read?
by Nils Peterson at 3 Quarks Daily: I have finally come to understand that I cannot read everything. There aren’t enough years left. So, what should I read? The question
What Does McDonald’s Mean? Reflections After a Trip to So. America
by Santiago Ramos at Wisdom of Crowds: Something happens to a country when it gets its first McDonald’s. There was once something called the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention.
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How To Train Like A Minimalist (More Results In Less Time)
by Dan Go at The High Performance Journal: Back in 2020, my family sold our house and moved to Costa Rica for eight months. During our time in Costa Rica,
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Tuesday Poem: On a Squirrel Crossing the Road in Autumn
It is what he does not know,Crossing the road under the elm trees,About the mechanism of my car,About the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,About Mozart, India, Arcturus, That wins my praise. I
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Lina Khan: Extraction Exterminator
From The American Prospect (TAP): In March, President Biden established a Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing, an interagency team designed to coordinate responses to the growing use of
The Unknown Toll Of The AI Takeover
Lois Parshley at The Lever: In early May, Google announced it would be adding artificial intelligence to its search engine. When the new feature rolled out, AI Overviews began offering summaries to
The Scientific Origins of Racism
by Jacob Zellmer at Aeon: Imagine for a moment that tomorrow we find humans on another planet. It’s an unlikely scenario to be sure, but you can imagine the theories
Kings, Laws, and God
From Wisdom of Crowds: On July 1, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of Trump v. United States, declaring that the President of the United States enjoys total
Quotable Quote: ‘Wickedness’ and ‘Stupidity’
Shared by Ishaq Saqi, ISB: “Both wickedness and stupidity walk the street more confidently when decently dressed.” “Where human beings are concerned, good men and good women are by no
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Is Harvard Antisemitic?
Max Krupnick in Harvard Magazine: WHEN HAMAS TERRORISTS attacked Israel last October 7, they unleashed death and destruction—and also inflamed American prejudice on ethnic and religious grounds. Within hours, allegations of such