What we are reading August 21, 2025
False naratives, business schools, and news about inflation are dominating the headlines this week.
The Case Against Business Schools
Business schools claim they’re training noble civic leaders, not money-grubbing managers. But beneath the ethics classes and talk of social responsibility, they’re still just finishing schools for capitalism’s managerial aristocracy.
Nicholas Liu
From “Mar-a-Lago face” to uncanny AI art: Why MAGA loves ugliness
One of the swiftest ways to “trigger” the liberals is looking awful
Amanda Marcotte
Tariff-driven price hikes may be hidden by products stuck in ‘the middle mile’
Logistics professionals say the impact of tariffs on pricing has not been seen across the board yet because products are sitting in inventory.
Lori Ann LaRocco
Trump Tells Zelensky to Forgo Crimea or Joining NATO
Trump: “President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight.”
Callum Sutherland
American consumers are getting nervous about inflation again. For now, they’re still spending | CNN Business
Americans are still opening their wallets, with unemployment remaining low and businesses blunting the effects of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs.
Bryan Mena
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