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Today's Selections


What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind––"One family’s search for meaning in the two decades since 9/11." Exceptional. (link)

What Mike Fanone Can't Forget––A Capitol Riot story. (link)

How Coffee Cleared a Jungle (link)

The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell (link)

We Need to Build Our Way Out of This Mess (link)
 
STUFF I'VE BEEN WRITING

Against 'Defund the Police' (link)

Noteworthy...

Above are the usual selections, focused on feature stories. This section will feature other noteworthy stuff: undercovered news stories about civil liberties and other subjects dear to my heart; worthwhile video content; and other treats intended to increase your pleasure.
  • Ed Yong on the Delta variant (link)
  • Fighting to resolve grievances in Peru (link)
  • Dimensions of curiosity (link)
  • Wes Anderson as his budget increases (link)
  • Global average temperature (link)
  • Speculation on climate change (link)
  • Related: On stovemaking (link)
  • One of the worst places on earth to propose (link)
  • Weight reveal in Japan (link)
  • State collapse in Ethiopia (link)
  • The Native American vote (link)
  • Fascinating tidbit on hospital beds in Louisiana (link)
  • Monoclonal antibodies in Florida (link)
  • Tyler talks to Andrew Sullivan (link)
  • Mini-review of The Deep Places (link)
  • Negligent, but criminal? (link)
  • Bad news for Ivermectine (link)
  • Donald Kagan RIP (link)
  • Trust in science makes people vulnerable to falling for pseudoscience (link)
  • What country is cheapest for starting a business? (link)
  • A fourth globalization (link)
  • Why we can't trust the states to prevent wrongful convictions (link)
  • The Nation debates whether we need police (link)
  • Wading through the booster messaging mess (link)
  • Heterodox notes on Hungary, debate about which I'm following (link)
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