Weimar Germany and the Fatal Flaw
Dan Gardner at PastPresentFuture: Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE message at the Grammies — “no one is illegal on stolen land” — reminded me of Weimar Germany. For a complex reason. I’ve never been a fan of
Random Digest: February 17, 2026
10 hand-picked articles from our collection
This digest was algorithmically curated to spark serendipity and encourage intellectual wandering. Each article was chosen at random from our recent collection, creating unexpected connections and delightful discoveries across diverse topics and perspectives.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action?
On 12 February, US president Donald Trump revoked the “endangerment finding”, the bedrock of federal... The post Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action? app
Top Links 1004 Hedge fund correlations. The great fashion reshuffle. Soviet rocket man and China in Myanmar.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
How to Understand Nature From a Marxist Perspective
Nobody today denies that capitalism exploits nature. The disagreement is over why. Political theorist Alyssa Battistoni spoke to Jacobin about capitalism’s complex relationship to what economists once
Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
A Guide to Surviving the Great Forgetting: How to (re)train your memory
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Dream Engineering Could Help You Solve Problems While You Sleep
“Sleeping on it” comes of age The post Dream Engineering Could Help You Solve Problems While You Sleep appeared first on Nautilus.
Why we should embrace ‘nepantla’ – the in-betweenness of life
In an age of strong political commitments, a Nahuatl word encapsulates the freedom to let go of what has become oppressive - by Carlos Alberto Sánchez Read on Psyche
Pluralistic: Luxury Kafka (06 Feb 2026)
Today's links Luxury Kafka: US Immigration on the easiest setting. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Whisky PC; Anitfeatures; Silicon Roundabout; Steampunk Etch-A-Sketch; MLM
Research links: behavioral inefficiencies
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s edition including a look at...