Longform links: guilt and criminality
2 weeks ago
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Books
- A Q&A with Adam Chandler author of “99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life.” (smithsonianmag.com)
- Annie Duke talks with Kurt Gray, author of “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground.” (washingtonpost.com)
- A Q&A with Marco Visscher, author of “The Power of Nuclear: The Rise, Fall and Return of Our Mightiest Energy Source.” (grist.org)
- Anne Helene Petersen talks with Dana Miranda author of “You Don’t Need a Budget, Spend without Shame, and Manage Money with Ease.” (annehelen.substack.com)
Business
- How Mercado Libre ($MELI) is transforming Latin America. (quartr.com)
- How the processed potato industry got so concentrated. (levernews.com)
- How Zyn blew up on social media. (bloomberg.com)
- Can Boeing ($BA) be fixed? (wsj.com)
Society
- Americans are spending more time alone and at home. (theatlantic.com)
- As a society we valorize optimization when we should be focusing on resilience. (forkingpaths.co)
- Why young men are going down the ‘lookmaxxing’ rabbit hole online. (menshealth.com)
- We’re going to regret the demise of a free, mainstream press when it’s gone. (hamiltonnolan.com)
Violence
- The story of Howie Liebengood, the Capitol Police officer who took his life in the wake of January 6th. (politico.com)
- An inside look America’s growing militia movement. (propublica.org)
Longreads
- How increased tariffs could affect Laredo, TX and Detroit, MI. (wsj.com)
- Are ultra-processed foods the key to American health problems? (newyorker.com)
- It’s easy to forget, but churches are businesses as well. (nytimes.com)
- A profile of a man who is obsessed with keeping vintage pinball machines online. (arstechnica.com)
- There are three types of writing. (moretothat.com)
- Do insects feel pain? (newyorker.com)
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