This week’s highlights: The Rich, Ukrainian Tractors, and Turkish Drones

Happy Friday,
Hope your weekend is a pleasant one
Cheers,
David
Food for Thought
- TheAtlantic – How Politics Poisoned The Evangelical Church – So this one hits 2 third rail issues – but it was thought provoking and interesting.
- TexasMonthly – The Bronc-busting, Cow-punching, Death-defying Legend of Boots O’Neal. He’s pushing ninety and still saddling up at the Four Sixes Ranch. Just don’t call him “the last cowboy.”
- NYT – The Rich Are Not Who We Think They Are. And Happiness Is Not What We Think It Is, Either.
- NewYorker – Our Misguided Obsession with Twitter. The social-media platform has become a spectacle driven by a narrow and unrepresentative group of élites.
- WSJ – The Obscure Math Exposing Our Genetic Secrets. ‘CentiMorgans’ measure how much DNA we share with others, often unlocking long-unsolved mysteries
Business and Markets
- MR – Lessons learned from time at Goldman Sachs – A thoughtful Twitter feed about what time on a trading desk and research team teaches. I can personally vouch for many of these hard-won lessons.
- Insider – Big Law partners are getting paid like star athletes, with top earners now making $10 million or more. Call it the Kirkland effect.
- DR – About those kill-switched Ukrainian tractors. What John Deere did to Russian looters, anyone can do to farmers, anywhere.
- Bloomberg – Meet the Hedge-Fund Manager Who Warned of Terra’s $60 Billion Implosion
- II – SPACs Are Sputtering. Desperate New Terms Could Send Them Into a Death Spiral.
Science, Technology, and Culture
- Aeon – Quantum Wittgenstein. Metaphysical debates in quantum physics don’t get at ‘truth’ – they’re nothing but a form of ritual, activity and culture
- NewYorker – The Turkish Drone That Changed the Nature of Warfare The Bayraktar TB2 has brought precision air-strike capabilities to Ukraine and other countries. It’s also a diplomatic tool, enabling Turkey’s rise.
- NYT – Leave the Sweatshirt at Home. Dining Dress Codes Are Back. A number of restaurants are betting that Americans want to get gussied up again, but not everyone is thrilled about the fashion screening.
- LifeHacker – Use the 37% Rule to Make Better Decisions
- PermanentStyle – The Guide to Morning Dress – For any making the trip to Royal Ascot this year.
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