Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Fred Rogers became such a unique role model for men.
Quote of the Day
"As surely as we depend upon the laws of physics to suspend us in our fifth floor apartments, we depend upon authority to give structure to our social and economic lives."
(Steve Randy Waldman)
Investing
- 12 lessons from Cliff Asness on investing. (25iq.com)
- A Q&A with Monish Pabrai about the state of value investing in the US and abroad. (sumzero.com)
Economy
- Mariner Finance is not shy about lending cash-strapped Americans money. The problem is what happens next. (washingtonpost.com)
- A history of modern American capitalism through the lens of the disposable plastic straw (theatlantic.com)
Longform
- Ian Leslie, "Is it time to give up on the hunch altogether, and base every recruitment decision on cold, hard numbers?" (1843magazine.com)
- Ferrero sells a a lot of candy, including Nutella, but very few know much about it. (forbes.com)
- How big does a minority need to be to change society? (scientificamerican.com)
- An excerpt from Steven Pressfield's new book "The Artist's Journey." (tim.blog)
- Music streaming has unleashed a whole wealth of novel data on the industry. (ft.com)
- Why the pursuit of happiness is making us sad. (observer.com)
- In praise of being 'washed.' (gq.com)
