Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places, @imkahloon writes, and over the past several decades, it has taken root in the United States. How did America come to be ruled by an oligarchy of old people? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWU8LHQivZny4NOgbUHyRzc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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NYTimes: The Affordable Car Is Dead. What Happened?
The Affordable Car Is Dead. What Happened? www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/13/opinion/affordable-car-cost.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes.com: Teaching in an American University Is Very Strange Right Now
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Teaching in an American University Is Very Strange Right Now
We’re supposed to give students a map. I don’t even know the terrain.
The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral
Is Schoolwork Optional Now? Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
**** NYTimes: Trump Hasn’t Given Up on His ‘Unrequited Love’ for Putin
Trump Hasn’t Given Up on His ‘Unrequited Love’ for Putin www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/opinion/trump-putin-iran-nato.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes.com: The Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore
The Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore
Is this a great way to audition and select our leaders, especially for executive offices? Not particularly.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html?smid=em-share
The Autocrat’s Dilemma
Donald Trump has sought to emulate Beijing’s authoritarianism—but the more power Chinese President Xi Jinping pursues, “the more political, economic, and military chaos he seems to foment,” @MichaelSchuman argues. www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/04/donald-trump-xi-jinping-china-authoritarianism/686631/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYPFqitrpUZNrEA81RzDyog&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social