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 how AI creates more work, not less.
Quote of the Day
"Liberal democracies are threatened today not because they failed to deliver prosperity that was unimaginable to our predecessors, but because they allowed so much inequality and alienation and powerlessness to fester amid that prosperity."
(Ezra Klein)
Books
- Tyler Cowen talks with Liaquat Ahamed, author of "1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World." (conversationswithtyler.com)
- An excerpt from Eliot A. Cohen’s new book, "The Strategist: How to Think About War & Politics." (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic." (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from "The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold Story of America’s First Ladies" by Azadeh Moaveni. (vanityfair.com)
- An excerpt from "Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David" by Blake J. Harris. (colossus.com)
Food
- What has changed (or not) 20 years after the publishing of "The Omnivore's Dilemma." (theatlantic.com)
- The story of McDonald's ($MCD) chicken McNuggets. (quartr.com)
- Americans are rejecting traditional food choices. (nytimes.com)
Medicine
- Nurses are on the frontline of American healthcare. They are paying the price. (wsj.com)
- Idaho banned abortions. OB-GYNs fled. What happened next. (nytimes.com)
Profiles
- A profile of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis. (wsj.com)
- A profile of James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. (newyorker.com)
Longreads
- The argument that computer chips are the 'most magnificent thing humanity has ever made.' (newyorker.com)
- Is China following the path of Japan? (giftarticle.ft.com)
- Why are pedestrian death rates so much higher in the U.S.? (wsj.com)
- Remember Freedom Fuel? The story behind the headlines. (politico.com)
- Evidence that OJ Simpson had help the night of the murders. (nytimes.com)
