- Trump’s address caused Van Jones and David Duke to orgasm simultaneously. A few notes.
- Veit Medick profiles Alex Jones, crank + noxious F.O.T. (Friend of Trump).
- Trump has demonized news orgs. with the zeal of Putin and Erdogan.
- Tim Harford thinks we’re at an inflection point with “fake news.”
- Carole Cadwalla connects the dots regarding Mercer, Trump and Brexit.
- Bill Gates conducted a wide-ranging Reddit Ask Me Anything.
- Marc Levinson argues the postwar economic boom will not be replicated.
- Eduardo Porter examines the high societal cost of subcontracted work.
- Thomas Frey predicts the effects if driverless cars dominate the roads.
- Daniel Dennett argues humans are “robots made of robots made of robots.”
- Gary Cartwright, Texas-based gonzo journalist, just passed away.
- Yuval Harari talks the power of meditation with Ezra Klein.
- Old Print Articles: Assassins finally fell Leon Trotsky. (1940)
- A brief note from 1924 about Jewish strongwoman Miss Marta Farra.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches: Vladimir Kara-Murza, etc.