Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the competitive world of collegiate meat-judging.
Companies
- The case against Uber ($UBER). (americanaffairsjournal.org)
- How Visa ($V) became one of the biggest, most profitable companies in the world. (minesafetydisclosures.com)
- Among the Big Tech companies, Apple ($AAPL) is unique in its approach toward privacy. (independent.co.uk)
Longreads
- Stephen Rodrick, "Suicide in America is dominated by white men, who account for 70 percent of all cases." (rollingstone.com)
- Mindsets are harder to repair than buildings and cash flows. (collaborativefund.com)
- How elite NBA athletes hand the psychological pressure. (espn.com)
- Why Aldi is such fierce competition for traditional grocers. (edition.cnn.com)
- On the origins of the port that rules them all: USB. (fastcompany.com)
- Does the introduction of cellphones explain the reduction in crimes rates in the 1990s? (theatlantic.com)
- Why Leonardo da Vinci is still so fascinating today. (nationalgeographic.com)