Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the abuses of the VA’s disability programs.
Quote of the Day
"Yet history offers a blunt reminder: When transformation comes this quickly, it rarely benefits everyone unless it is paired with transparency, oversight and regulation...Whenever access expands faster than safeguards, charlatans rush in and ordinary investors are often left holding the bag."
(Andrew Ross Sorkin)
1929
- An excerpt from “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation” by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (nytimes.com)
- Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talk with Andrew Ross Sorkin about his new book. (podcasts.apple.com)
- An excerpt from “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation” by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (theatlantic.com)
Technology
- The world's satellites are leaking unencrypted data for all to see. (wired.com)
- How bad actors can use your phone to track you. (motherjones.com)
Energy
- The future of energy is batteries. (ig.ft.com)
- How desperate are data center operators for power? This desperate. (wsj.com)
Russia
- How Poland is preparing to blunt Russia. (wsj.com)
- NATO is struggling to keep up with Russia in the Arctic. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- What happens when everything becomes 'television.' (derekthompson.org)
- YouTube has eaten TV. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- A profile of the Duffer brothers as 'Stranger Things' comes to a close. (variety.com)
Wellness
- A look inside the cutthroat nature of the protein bar business. (menshealth.com)
- Jay Shetty is a face of the wellness industry. (statnews.com)
Longreads
- Has BNPL gone too far? (nytimes.com)
- How the Trump family has secured the bag in crypto. (on.ft.com)
- American business leaders have lost the thread on the principles of a free and open society. (srajagopalan.substack.com)
- A look at how cuts to American aid are playing out in Myanmar. (apnews.com)
- How CRISPR technology could be used and abused. (noemamag.com)
- What happens to college towns once the number of 18-year olds peaks? (theargumentmag.com)
- Want your luxury restaurant brand to go global? There are tradeoffs. (ft.com)







