This week, President Trump banned certain immigrants from entering the U.S., arguing that some people not born here don’t share our values. He does have a point.
- Michiko Kakutani considers the dangerous language of the new President.
- Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes of Donald Trump’s authoritarian attitude and actions.
- Anne Applebaum discusses the rise of right-wing nativism, NATO, etc.
- Elon Musk is another educated person fooling himself about Trump.
- It’d be funny seeing Theresa May bow to Trump, but we can’t afford to laugh.
- Tyler Cowen analyzes the meaning behind Trump aides’ bald-faced lies.
- If Trump trashes America, you’re stuck, but Peter Thiel has a backup plan.
- Evan Osnos reports on Prepping 2.0, powered by Silicon Valley wealth.
- Graydon Carter writes of the Condé Nast editors’ summit with Trump.
- If Trump accepts a follow-up question, he must be asked about automation.
- Farhad Manjoo warns the U.S. to invest in robots or China will win the sector.
- The Trump Administration’s anti-science outlook will be a boon for China.
- American has a large challenge ahead in competing with China.
- Automation’s next wave may disrupt bosses more than low-wage workers.
- Technological unemployment is coming for collars white as well as blue.
- The automated grocery store of the near-future will be largely employee-free.
- Bill McKibben thinks about the renewed interest in lo-fi joys in the Digital Age.
- Old Print Article: Edward H. Rulloff’s wonderful, terrible brain. (1871)
- A brief note From 1910 about aviator cats.
- A brief note from 1910 about a walk around the world.
- This week’s Afflictor’s keyphrase searches: Studs Terkel, Freeman Dyson, etc.