************** America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, @nytdavidbrooks argues.
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****** [The Washington Post] What killed print media — and what died with it
The waning of newsprint is about cultural changes more momentous than digital publishing’s arrival.
https://wapo.st/42Kvoc8
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How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.h Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
***** NYTimes: Silicon Valley Is Investing in the Wrong A.I.
Silicon Valley Is Investing in the Wrong A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/opinion/ai-specialized-potential.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE8.1dju.gsK3l6kiJpFr
******* NYTimes: The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy
The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/opinion/social-media-populism-trump-smartphones.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.E86G.hv22OrrGlZMo
********** What the Founders Would Say Now They might be surprised that the republic exists at all. By Fintan O’Toole
***** The Destruction of One of America’s Oldest Traditions America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/chicago-portland-national-guard-crime/684477/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSERb1PWHBVltL92pYbxB7I
The Destruction of One of America’s Oldest Traditions
America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.
********** NYTimes: How to Save the American Experiment
How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/opinion/politics/how-to-save-the-american-experiment.html
***** Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. – The New York Times
**** NYTimes.com: What Can’t Trump Wreck?
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What Can’t Trump Wreck?
The president is the “political-societal equivalent of a neutron bomb.”