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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.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/how-political-violence-ends/683432/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZvymD7IhSOUwt6bdWPkuxw

***** 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

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/founding-fathers-declaration-of-independence-legacy/684329/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYcFz9tCpjHaYNNkbVeC0WFg

***** 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

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/opinion/democrats-dan-osborn.html

**** 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.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/opinion/trump-maga-government-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE8.uW93.Pqi380Frz_0E&smid=em-share

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish?CMP=share_btn_url

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

NYTimes.com: ‘The Most Epic Political Victory Our Country Has Ever Seen’ Is Nothing of the Kind

‘The Most Epic Political Victory Our Country Has Ever Seen’ Is Nothing of the Kind

What a narrow result in a closely divided nation actually means for the country and its political parties.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/trump-2024-election-maga.html?smid=em-share