Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the influencer has overtake the celebrity spokesperson.
Quote of the Day
"There are an awful lot of folks who seem to confuse long hours with productive hours."
(Daniel Drezner)
Sports betting
- How the sports betting companies rolled through state legislatures. (nytimes.com)
- Sports betting companies have invaded college campuses across the country. (nytimes.com)
- The sports betting industry operates without a ton of restrictions. (nytimes.com)
Media
- Was the AT&T ($T) purchase of Time Warner the worst deal in corporate history? (nytimes.com)
- Can CNN re-make itself for a post-Trump era? (ft.com)
- Student journalists are facing online harassment, just like the pros. (washingtonpost.com)
Longreads
- The lessons we can learn from a young Warren Buffett. (neckar.substack.com)
- Saudi Arabia is pushing renewable energy at home while continuing to ship oil overseas. (ft.com)
- The college-age population is set to shrink for the next couple of decades. (vox.com)
- What we still don't know about the first Covid cases in Wuhan. (washingtonpost.com)
- Climate change is going to increasing cause global migration. (bbc.com)
- How much does geography matter in the age of globalization and climate change? (theguardian.com)
