She was epstein’s top assistant. How did she emerge unscathed? Bari Weiss · The Free Press ·Apr 28, 2026 · 17 min read · Law & Rights
China-Proofing the American industrial base Jordan Schneider · ChinaTalk ·Apr 28, 2026 · 24 min read · China
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"Gossip," "abusive language," and "soft beta males" in public comments at school board meetings Various · Reason ·Apr 28, 2026 · 11 min read · Law & Rights
An interview with OpenAI CEO sam Altman and Aws CEO matt garman about bedrock managed agents Ben Thompson · Stratechery ·Apr 28, 2026 · 48 min read · AI & Tech
D.C. Circuit lets Pentagon require that journalists be escorted while in Pentagon Various · Reason ·Apr 28, 2026 · 11 min read · Law & Rights
Why hasn't zohran done more to boost organizing? Eric Blanc · Labor Politics ·Apr 28, 2026 · 11 min read · Economics
Sabastian sawe's sub-2 marathon is what human progress looks like—and capitalism helped build it Various · Reason ·Apr 28, 2026 · 11 min read · Sports
Storm damage, prisoner exchange, and rising security risks David Smith · Moldova Matters ·Apr 28, 2026 · 12 min read · Housing & Cities
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SpyWeek: Accused the administration assassin roamed at will with guns, mocked hotel security Jeff Stein · SpyTalk ·Apr 27, 2026 · 12 min read · Law & Rights
The beautiful terror of publication Jeannine Ouellette · Writing in the Dark ·Apr 27, 2026 · 17 min read · Writing & Craft
Judge reaffirms: Eeoc May subpoena penn's records as to "Jewish-Related organizations" (and others)… Various · Reason ·Apr 27, 2026 · 11 min read · Law & Rights
A comment on noah smith's "the moderately easy problem of consciousness" Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality ·Apr 27, 2026 · 12 min read · Philosophy
Advocates for Asian massage workers decry 'sexist, racist' raids in Seattle Various · Reason ·Apr 27, 2026 · 11 min read · Law & Rights
Don’t blame the Anti-Woke crowd for the administration Yascha Mounk · Persuasion ·Apr 27, 2026 · 13 min read · Media
The end of the paxlovid era? Why two new negative trials are great news Jeremy Faust · Inside Medicine ·Apr 27, 2026 · 14 min read · Public Health
The moderately easy problem of consciousness Noah Smith · Noahpinion ·Apr 27, 2026 · 17 min read · Philosophy
The enshittification multiverse Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic ·Apr 27, 2026 · 12 min read · Law & Rights
Inside satoshi kon's last, unfinished movie Various · Animation Obsessive ·Apr 26, 2026 · 13 min read · Culture
Monopoly Round-Up: How a Chinese finger trap explains America's political dilemma Matt Stoller · BIG by Matt Stoller ·Apr 26, 2026 · 10 min read · Economics
Chartbook 443 hard-working hegemon? Why 21st-century America is not like edwardian Britain Adam Tooze · Chartbook ·Apr 26, 2026 · 14 min read · Economics
Chernobyl wasn't a nuclear Disaster—It was a communist disaster Various · Reason ·Apr 26, 2026 · 13 min read · History
Weekend update #182: A beautiful friendship: Europe and Ukraine are getting their act together Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 26, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy