Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at why Vladimir Putin still has it out for Bill Browder.
Tesla
- It's hard to take in the size and scope of Tesla's ($TSLA) Gigafactory until you see it first hand. (theverge.com)
- For now Tesla ($TSLA) and Elon Musk are inextricably linked. (wired.com)
Investing
- You can't grow grapes without water. Harvard's endowment has been buying both. (wsj.com)
- Can quant methods be used to make private equity investments? Ryan Caldbeck at CircleUp is going to find out. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Society
- How did American society get so darn angry? (theatlantic.com)
- Americans are increasingly aging alone. (wsj.com)
Longform links
- How GE ($GE) became a 'shadow of its former self.' (wsj.com)
- Why scooters are taking over the world. (inc.com)
- For better or worse, the IRS is losing funding and influence. (propublica.org)
- How far can we stretch the definition of the public library? (placesjournal.org)
- Allergies to animal products – and a single tiny creature is to blame. (theguardian.com)
- What its like to be a real live, legitimate, safecracker in Los Angeles. (theatlantic.com)