Sunday links: universal hypocrisy
MarketsWe only know about structural breaks in retrospect. (humbledollar.com)Stuart Kirk, "The wisdom of crowds has never lain in the consensus. It lies in the disagreement." (ft.com)BusinessCompanies are choosing 'signature scents' for their offices. (ft.com)Bezos' big bet on Trump is paying off. (wsj.com)RegulationLaws last longer than executive orders. (thebulwark.com)Policy volatility is the consequence of removing independence from independent agencies. (axios.com)Law and orderEfforts to identify non-citizen voting have been spectacularly unsuccessful. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)Why is the Supreme Court ramping up security spending? (politico.com)Conflicts of interestTrump admits his children receive 'insider tips.' (irishstar.com)Trump, himself, earned more from crypto in 2025 than any other crypto firm. (marginalrevolution.com)Who made (and lost) money with the TRUMP memecoin. (nytimes.com)The trading in Trump's brokerage accounts is off the charts. (wsj.com)National sec
Markets
- We only know about structural breaks in retrospect. (humbledollar.com)
- Stuart Kirk, "The wisdom of crowds has never lain in the consensus. It lies in the disagreement." (ft.com)
Business
- Companies are choosing 'signature scents' for their offices. (ft.com)
- Bezos' big bet on Trump is paying off. (wsj.com)
Regulation
- Laws last longer than executive orders. (thebulwark.com)
- Policy volatility is the consequence of removing independence from independent agencies. (axios.com)
Law and order
- Efforts to identify non-citizen voting have been spectacularly unsuccessful. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
- Why is the Supreme Court ramping up security spending? (politico.com)
Conflicts of interest
- Trump admits his children receive 'insider tips.' (irishstar.com)
- Trump, himself, earned more from crypto in 2025 than any other crypto firm. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Who made (and lost) money with the TRUMP memecoin. (nytimes.com)
- The trading in Trump's brokerage accounts is off the charts. (wsj.com)
National security
- What happens when you remove experienced military officers, en masse? (justsecurity.org)
- National security officials are apparently still using Signal to communicate. (theatlantic.com)
Foreign policy
- The U.S. is running out of allies that we have not alienated. (danieldrezner.substack.com)
- What principles underlie American foreign policy? (thebulwark.com)
Autocracy
- A look at the world leaders who have become spectacularly rich in office. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- Why autocrats lean toward the same aesthetic. (seeingredasia.substack.com)
Jobs
- How to better measure the effects of AI on employment. (agglomerations.eig.org)
- Why big corporate subsidies rarely live up to the hype, jobs-wise. (boondoggle.substack.com)
Economy
- One year in, a look at how the OBBBA has played out for the budget deficit. (nbcnews.com)
- Who pays credit card interchange fees? (nber.org)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (economicweekly.substack.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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