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 climate tourism is hastening the demise of at-risk areas.
Quote of the Day
"Western democracies too often assume that setting up the right institutions will bring about the desired outcomes. It doesn’t. A society uses institutions to accomplish its goals. But the goals come first..."
(Mark Zachary Taylor)
Books
- A Q&A with Jon Grinspan’s book author of "The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought To Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915." (politico.com)
- Five insights from Keith Payne's "Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Longreads
- On the parallels between China today and Gilded Age America. (construction-physics.com)
- Why this year's Nobel Prizes in Economics are controversial. (theatlantic.com)
- How Monster Beverage ($MNST) became such a beast. (quartr.com)
- How Ukraine's drone pilots continue to evolve and fight. (wsj.com)
- How Hollywood could use AI for good, not evil. (nytimes.com)
- Finding a home for your personal collection isn't always easy. (wsj.com)
- What it's like to run the New York City Marathon. (nymag.com)
- A brief history of the the most famous swear word. (lithub.com)
