Month: July 2026
****** NYTimes: Trump’s Kiss of Death
American Loneliness
The “dystopian portrait” that’s been painted of America is not accurate, @yairlapid argues. He reflects on what his travels to and through the U.S. have shown about the source of America’s success—and struggle. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/america-birthday-250-roadtrip/687877/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVCTwAiGTu8N_kwdew6Ez8s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Your AI Is Not a Tool
***** What if It’s Not the Phones? – The Atlantic
What if It’s Not the Phones? – The Atlantic https://share.google/uhec5qxXqvyXuvWxL
Democrats Became Great By Fighting the Left – In the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values. By David Brooks
The End of Reading Is Here – Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. By Rose Horowitch
NYTimes: JD Vance Is Worried
NYTimes Gift Article: Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?
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Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/opinion/liberalism-democratic-socialists-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.v1A.GbA4.2sFq6UbXc0aR&smid=nytcore-android-share