Not simply trivia, not simply a hobby â for the believer, quiz verges on a way of life
Not simply trivia, not simply a hobby â for the believer, quiz verges on a way of life
The grand tourâs most enduring truth: Even the most miraculous work of art is born not just into history, but also out of it
The grand tourâs most enduring truth: Even the most miraculous work of art is born not just into history, but also out of it
Harold Bloom read everything, praised lavishly, and struggled mightily with self-doubtÂ
Harold Bloom read everything, praised lavishly, and struggled mightily with self-doubt
Paul Krugman, Cui Bono from the Coming of the Bio-Info Tech-Attention Economy, & Embarrassing Conceptual Errors by Economists Who Really Should Know Better: CHART OF THE DAY
Aghion, Bergeaud, & Garicano claim Americaâs tech productivity-growth lead is materially widening a US vs. EU real wage and standard-of-living gap. Product wage yes. User wage no. This isâor ought...
Irrigation by Protocol: When Vineyards Delegate Decisions to Networks
When vineyards can speak through data, the question isnât whether to listen but whether we still know how to read what the vines themselves are saying
Europe Versus America: A Response to the Critics
The puzzle is real, even if you donât like my explanation
How to Destroy a Literary Reputation in One Move
Media companies invent a new kind of stupid
Saturday discussion post
Labor Canât Remain Shackled to the Democrats
In 1992, West Virginia was one of the countryâs âbluestâ states, while Democratic victory in Connecticut â today very much one of the bluest â was hardly assured. This was not a product of the unusual
The Current Balance in This PauseâNot End, But Pause, Perhaps Perpetual Pauseâin the War in the Persian Gulf: MOST IMPORTANT THING
The Trumpists say âvictoryâ; Tehran calls it âreconstruction paymentsâ; the meter on the Strait of Hormuz is running either way; from âmaximum pressureâ to war indemnities and investment funds...
It Doesnât Make Sense for Greta Thunberg to Transition to Gaza Activism if She Thinks Climate Change Will Kill Everyone
The people being snarky on the internet are wrong
New Jersey Immigrant Prisoners Are on Hunger Strike
On a patch of sidewalk on a busy industrial corridor in Newark, federal agents with rifles, metal batons, flak vests, and balaclavas faced off against unarmed activists with cardboard signs and a bull
How global logistics got me over my fear of personal agents
Ok a bunch of friends have their own personal AI agent using OpenClaw or Hermes or whatever. Confession time: I donât. I havenât found I need one. Iâm a heavy user of agents for coding, sure, and a fe
Saturday links: an infinite comparison engine
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didnât get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
Colombiaâs Ban on Coal Exports to Israel Is in Danger
On July 24, 2025, the Malta-flagged bulk carrier left Puerto Drummond on Colombiaâs Caribbean coast with of thermal coal in its holds, bound for Hadera. Later that day, Gustavo Petro that not anoth
The Moldovan Surprise
The tiny nation that keeps standing up to Russia
The Key to Unlocking Your Creativity
Stop waiting for inspiration...
Graham Platner Could Be the Bellwether of a New US Populism
I am not from Maine. I am âfrom away,â as locals describe outsiders. But if you asked me to imagine this far-flung swing state, I would conjure a haunted scene from its most famous resident, Stephen K
A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar
India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.
Keir Starmer Has Paved Nigel Farageâs Path to Power
Britain held local and regional elections earlier this month that proved to be catastrophic for the Labour government of Keir Starmer. Labour fell behind the right-wing party Reform UK that is led by
Reading List 05/30/26
A California chemical leak, weapons-grade plutonium for nuclear reactor startups, a startup that will clean your house to get robot training data, Blue Originâs rocket explosion, and more.
Black or White Skin, Capitalist Masks?
Or: Progressive Leftist Narcissistic Obsession with "Anti-Racism" as Negation, through Fanonian-Freudian Psychoanalytic Politics, to "Antinomies of the Immortal Species-Being" as Negation of Negation
Links 5/30/2026
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Manufacturing Consent for Trumpâs Invasion of Cuba
Team Trump's rhetoric against Cuba gets louder despite the lack of legal justification.
Top Links 1117 The biggest profit-sharing exercise ever? Running out of sulphur. Where Chimerica still lives & Japanese Taiwan.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
How to Win a Trade War
Tariffs and export controls and China shocks, oh my
A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable
European hostility towards Russia and related trouble-making have hit the point where Russian Ambassador invoked a new Iron Curtain.
Suggested Readings
A few recommendations by Figs in Winter for your reading pleasure
Pluralistic: Carneyism without Carney (30 May 2026)
Today's links Carneyism without Carney: Eh? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Replacing pharma patents with bounties; USTR v cheap leukemia meds; Plutocrats x wealth segregat
A Useful Metaphor: Tending The Fire For A While
when you feel like what you're doing is ultimately meaningless, this might prove helpful
How Anthropic used AI ethics slop to play the pope and eclipse OpenAI
By marketing itself as the 'safe' AI company, Anthropic has pulled in a $65 billion payday and leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup.
Breaking down the Clarity Act
Everything you need to know about the single most significant piece of crypto legislation to pass the House
Alasdair MacIntyre believed that Western morality, having lost its rationale, had been replaced by something thinner: mere moral passion
Alasdair MacIntyre believed that Western morality, having lost its rationale, had been replaced by something thinner: mere moral passion
Youâve heard of effective altruism, but what about âeffective accelerationismâ? Adherents believe that the solution to our cultural ills lies in technology
Youâve heard of effective altruism, but what about âeffective accelerationismâ? Adherents believe that the solution to our cultural ills lies in technology
Sensitivity readers promise authenticity but deliver essentialism. Who really benefits when identity polices the imagination?
Sensitivity readers promise authenticity but deliver essentialism. Who really benefits when identity polices the imagination?
Friday links: sticking to the rules
Slow blogging day today; I spent some time on the KDO...
Slow blogging day today; I spent some time on the KDO undercarriage and a new little members-only feature for the Rolodex: a simple list of links to the latest posts from Rolodex sites. (Click on âLat
The Donkey and the Meaning of Eternity: Nobel-Winning Spanish Poet Juan RamĂłn JimĂŠnezâs Love Letter to Life
"Come with me. I'll teach you the flowers and the stars."
These Stars Swallowed Their Earth-like Planets
Their lithium gave them away The post These Stars Swallowed Their Earth-like Planets appeared first on Nautilus.
Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disneyâs âStar...
Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disneyâs âStar Warsâ Strategy. âI fear for what horrors the fan base might soon endure, but I would be negligent not to give Andor its flowers.â
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