Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links behind the paywall are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the problem with prediction markets.
Quote of the Day
"In a world over-saturated with ideas and output, learning how to be more creative is essential for producing anything memorable or attributable to you."
(Adam Singer)
Books
- An excerpt from "Private Equity: A Memoir" by Carrie Sun. (wsj.com)
- An excerpt from "On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension" by Caitlin Flanagan. (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from "Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization" by Brad Wilcox. (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from "A Real Right To Vote: How A Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy" by Richard L. Hasen. (theatlantic.com)
Rhaina Cohen
- A Q&A with Rhaina Cohen author of "The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center." (annehelen.substack.com)
- An excerpt from "The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center" by Rhaina Cohen. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- The anti-vaccine crowd has targeted the new RSV vaccines. (politico.com)
- Should we be testing healthy people for biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease? (latimes.com)
Credit
- As more commercial property transactions occur at big discounts, reality is setting in. (bloomberg.com)
- Mike Milken and the history of private credit. (wallstreetfintech.substack.com)
Factories
- Ireland is filling up with data centers and all that involves. (thedial.world)
- Why the lab-grown meat industry seems stuck in neutral. (nytimes.com)
Longreads
- NFL owners have a succession problem. (bloomberg.com)
- Is there a path forward for the news media? (newyorker.com)
- Americans, especially teenagers, aren't hanging out as much. (msn.com)
- How China's one-child policy has backfired. (wsj.com)
- How the science of search and rescue has advanced. (undark.org)
- What can happen when you forget wild animals are indeed wild. (texasmonthly.com)
- What the pursuit of the perfect bowl of ramen looks like in reality. (chicagomag.com)
- How to be more creative. (hottakes.space)