Longform links: moral clarity
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- Five insights from Kenneth Rosen's new book, "Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- An excerpt from "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling" by Danny Funt. (vanityfair.com)
- An except from "The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans" by Maya Shankar. (thequietlife.net)
- An excerpt from "Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy" by Chris Duffy. (lithub.com)
Biotech
- A research paper on how to invest in biotech. (mailchi.mp)
- We are in the golden age of vaccine development. (worksinprogress.co)
Government
- There is a reason why we rely on the government to do shared tasks like tracking the weather. (theatlantic.com)
- ICE is seemingly everywhere because spending has surged. (phenomenalworld.org)
- We are only going to notice the hollowing out of the federal workforce over time. (theatlantic.com)
Agriculture
- Food stockpiling had been in decline for decades. Not any more. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- How songs about agribusiness took over Brazilian country music. (thedial.world)
Longreads
- Why the narrative around AI wiping out entry-level jobs isn't valid just yet. (agglomerations.substack.com)
- SpaceX's Starship explosion put multiple commercial jets at risk. (propublica.org)
- A. Laubin LLC is the last American maker of oboes. (nytimes.com)
- Why interest in John le Carré's work persists. (newstatesman.com)
- How did TVs get so cheap? (construction-physics.com)
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