This week, a dishonest, divisive man with bizarre hair enjoyed a political victory, and it actually wasn’t Donald Trump.
- Tyler Cowen worries about the state of men in America (and elsewhere).
- Evan Osnos turned out an article and Reddit AMA on guns in the U.S.
- Andrew Brown’s essay explained the meaning beneath the perplexing Brexit.
- Clive Crook’s smart Reddit AMA explores Brexit and its aftermath.
- Disney’s foray into Shanghai has been met with mixed emotions.
- Vivek Wadhwa predicts AI will soon be ubiquitous and every object smart.
- My hunch is the advent of driverless cars won’t lead to Suburbia 2.0.
- Like Edison and Marconi before him, Elon Musk “succumbs to delusion.”
- Musk believes we’re just video-game characters. Most likely not.
- Nick Denton believes Facebook will soon be the “only general news brand.”
- “Radical Insourcing” is even more troubling for developing nations.
- Despite what the ridesharer says, Uber’s true impact on Labor is harsh.
- Sustainability isn’t about recreating the past but learning from it.
- Mikko Annala argues against the building of so-called smart insta-cities.
- Old Print Article: Confessions of a grave robber. (1878)
- A brief note from 1899 about childish fanatics.
- A brief note from 1895 about a perpetual-motion machine.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.