What we are reading July, 8 2026.
Some thoughts in the aftermath of the 250th Anniversary of America.
America’s Greatest Strength
The future success of the U.S. will hinge on the ingredient that made America so powerful in the first place: immigration.
Robert Hormats
Cruelty Isn’t a Birth Defect. It’s a Curriculum.
The psychology of why people who hurt the vulnerable weren’t born that way — they were trained, one missing consequence at a time.
Dr. Leo Croft
What is the United States of America now? | Rebecca Solnit
The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed
Rebecca Solnit
Has America Crossed the Asshole Threshold?
Civilizations can carry a surprising number of parasites and live. But there’s a line — Rome crossed it, the Gilded Age toed it, and for the first time in history, we can measure it.
Carlyn Beccia
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