Week of 2026-0412

Sunday 2026 April 12

• Paul Krugman: “Losing the World’s Respect“
• G. Eliott Morris: “The mystery variable that explains stubbornly low consumer sentiment“
• Chris Franklin at Polls and Votes: “Second Term Worse than the First“
• Adam Omary at The Washington Post: “I’m part of Gen Z. Social media didn’t ruin my generation.” (gift)
• Joel Gouveia at The Artist Economy: “The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete“

Monday 2026 April 13

• Tim Sommers at 3 Quarks Daily: “You Have a Right to Break the Law“
• Paul Krugman: “The Axis of Autocracy Loses a Wheel“
• Gabriela Greilinger at Talking Points Memo: “Three Lessons From Hungary on How to Beat Competitive Authoritarianism“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “Trump and Iran Are Both in Impossible Positions” (gift)

Thursday 2026 April 16

• Christopher Hall at 3 Quarks Daily: “The Ones Who Don’t Get “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”“

Friday 2026 April 17

Paul Krugman: “Lies, Damned Lies and Economic Vibes“

Saturday, 2026 April 18

• Paul Krugman: “Kim Lane Scheppele on Hungary“
• Paul Krugman: “How America Is Losing the World | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson“
• G. Eliott Morris: “Here’s a model of consumer sentiment that doesn’t suck“
• Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway at The War Zone: “Qatari 747-8i Gifted To Trump For Interim Air Force One Is Undergoing Test Flights“
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz, U.S. Blockade Continues (Updated)“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Accelerating Trends“
• Tim Dickinson at The Contrarian: “Operation Enduring Glory“
• Claudia Sahm at Stay-At-Home Macro: “Whiplash Economy“
• Vital City: “Mamdani’s First 100 Days: A Scorecard“
• Jerry Ratcliffe at Vital City: “Why It (Almost) Always Makes Sense to Send the Cops“
• Andres Sevtsuk at Vital City: “To Prioritize Pedestrians, We Need to Walk the Walk“
• Sherry Glied at Vital City: “Why It Takes Four New Housing Units to Get One Person Off the Street“
• Kevin Underhill at Lowering the Bar: “Cat Blamed for Crime“
• Wes O’Donnell: “The Pentagon Is Quietly Planning for Cuba“