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Sunday 2026 July 26

• Will Keay at Jacobs Physics: “Guest Post by Will Keay: How I Fixed Reassessment (And You Can Too!)“
• Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad at 3 Quarks Daily: “Algorithms Before the Cradle Part I“
• Adam Serwer at The Atlantic: “The Fear of Black Greeks“

Monday 2026 July 27

• Paul Krugman: “The Fire This Time“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Paramount Merger and the Power of the States“

Tuesday 2026 July 28

• Bill Murray at 3 Quarks Daily: “America Has Squandered the International Commons, Here’s How To Get It Back“
• Paul Krugman: “The Putinization of the American Military“
• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “To defeat Republicans, Democrats may have to sit some races out“

Wednesday 2026 July 29

• Drew DeSilver and John Gramlich at Pew Research: “Most Americans favor big changes to the political system that likely would require amending the Constitution“

Thursday 2026 July 30

• Thomas Fernandes at 3 Quarks Daily: “How Much Ice for Your Drink?“
• Paul Krugman: “Reality is a Communist Plot“
• Decaturish.com: “Students celebrate dress code reform in DeKalb Schools“

Saturday, 2026 August 1

• Ezra Klein at The New York Times: “How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman“
• G. Eliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “Cheap gas won’t save Trump, now at a new all-time approval low“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Left of What?“
• Claudia Sahm at Stay-at-Home Macro: “Warsh: “We’re Sticking With It” … Until January“

Sunday 2026 July 12

• Christopher Hall at 3 Quarks Daily: “What Huge Heaps of Littleness Abound!“
• Tim Sommers at 3 Quarks Daily: “How Deep is Heraclitus’ River?“
• Paul Krugman: “The Heat is On“
• Yunior Rivas at Democracy Docket: “GOP’s Latest Voter Suppression Target: Overseas Americans“
• Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke at Pro Publica: “A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers“

Monday 2026 July 13

• Christopher Armitage at The Existential Republic: “Could Your City Build Its Own Public Option Alternative To Amazon?“
• Michael Liss a 3 Quarks Daily: “A Natural Aristocracy Among Men“
• Jerry Cayford at 3 Quarks Daily: “A Project of Many Parts“
• Tom Schaller at Public Notice: “Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism“
• Steve Schmidt at The Warning: “Lindsey knew better. He chose worse.“

Wednesday 2026 July 15

• Stephen Martin at Oklahoma Watch: ““Where You Want to Put Your Data Center Is Not a Trade Secret.” Oklahoma’s NDA Debate, Explained.“
• Paul Krugman: “The Forever War Gets Scary“
• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “Non-voters lean Democratic again: Pew NPORS poll“

Thursday 2026 July 16

• Paul Braterman at 3 Quarks Daily: “Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission and the dismantling of the Constitution“
• W. Alex Foxworthy at 3 Quarks Daily: “Where the Fire Catches: Understanding Parkinson’s“
• Charles Siegel at 3 Quarks Daily: “The World Cup, On Its Parallel Tracks“
• Paul Krugman: “Democracy in an Age of Powermaxxing“

Friday 2026 July 17

• Jeroen Bouterse at 3 Quarks Daily: “Casual Destruction“
• Graycen Wheeler at KOSU/NPR: “Audit: One-third of Oklahoma town’s expenditures fraudulent or unauthorized“
• Paul Krugman: “Trump Can’t Get No Respect“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “A Must Read and Truly Horrifying Story“
• Jack Brook, Michael R. Sisak, Amanda Swinhart, and Claire Galofaro at Associated Press: “AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say“
• Jon Cartwright at New Scientist: “The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works“

Saturday 2026 July 18

• Lionel Ramos at KOSU/NPR: “Oklahoma Election officials say declassified documents showing breach of voter rolls misleading“
• Teegan Smith at NonDoc: “U.S. Senate runoff: Democrats N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas, Jim Priest clash over electability, identity“
• Paul Krugman: “Lina Khan on AI and More“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Arms and Wisdom“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Graham Platner’s exit, and the debate it leads to“
• Claudia Sahm at Stay-At-Home Macro: “2% of What?“
• Daniel Loehr at Vital City: “New York Needs a Better Noise Strategy“
• Kathryn Rubino at Above the Law: “Trump Turns On Capitulating Biglaw Firms HAHAHAHAHA“
• Madiba K. Dennie at Balls & Strikes: “Supreme Court Justices Ask Congress For More Money, Less Accountability“
• Jay Willis at Balls & Strikes: “Todd Blanche Understands Exactly Who His Client Is“
• Madiba K. Dennie at Balls & Strikes: “Todd Blanche: The January 6 Slush Fund I Approved Is Not My Fault“

Sunday 2026 June 28

• Thomas R. Wells at 3 Quarks Daily: “Everyone hates Neoliberalism – But We’ll Still Miss It When It’s Gone“

Monday 2026 June 29

• Mark Harvey at 3 Quarks Daily: “The Flamingo Revolution: Ivanka Trump’s Barefoot Adventure in Albania“
• Kelsey Ables at The Atlantic: “The Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great“
• Jesse Wegman at The New York Times: “The Founder We Need Is the One We Don’t Remember” (gift)
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Supreme Court’s Corruption Must Be Broken” (gift)

Tuesday 2026 June 30

• Peter Topolewski at 3 Quarks Daily: “Games We Play“
• Paul Krugman: “Corruption for Make Benefit Glorious Family of Trump“
• Kate Riga at Talking Points Memo: “Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Birthright Citizenship Decision Is More Evidence for Court Reform” (gift)

Wednesday 2026 July 1

• Paul Krugman: “The Humbling of the Once Almighty Dollar“
• Paul Krugman: “A Verdict on (the) Slaughter“
• Alexandra Petri at The Atlantic: “Are You There, God? It’s Me, J. D. Vance, and I Have Some Notes.” (gift)

Thursday 2026 July 2

• Ellyn Lapointe at Gizmodo: “Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately“
• Josh Marshal at Talking Points Memo: “Will Frivolous Charges Be Brought Against Future Ex-POTUSes? That’s Okay Too.” (gift)

Friday 2026 July 3

• Van Gosse at History News Network: “Birthright Citizenship Existed Before the Fourteenth Amendment“
• Jason Horowitz at The New Times: “Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents” (gift)

Saturday 2026 July 4

• Paul Krugman: “Bicentennial Memories“
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Russia “Highly Likely” Behind Drone Incursions Over U.S. Bases In England Report Concludes“
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Hardened Aircraft Shelters At Russian Air Base In Crimea Damaged From Ukrainian Drone Strikes (Updated)“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Just Say No“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Immigration is about Race“
• Bradley Tusk at Vital City: “Assessing Mamdani Six Months In“
• Joe Patrice at Above the Law: “Justice Gorsuch’s Birthright Citizenship Dissent… Will Not Make Donald Trump Happy“
• Kathryn Rubino at Above the Law: “New Poll Shows Americans — Even Republicans — Think The Supreme Court Needs To Be Reined In“
• Jay Wills at Balls & Strikes: “The Constitution Is On Life Support“
• Garrett Graff at Doomsday Scenario: “JD Vance and the Latest Nixon Cover-Up“

Monday 2026 May 25

• Malcolm Murray at 3 Quarks Daily: “We need a Kahneman for LLMs“
• Paul Krugman: “Donald Trump’s Ego-Driven “Excursion” Has Crashed Into Reality“
• History Does You: “Square Peg in a Round Hole: AirPower against Mobile Targets and Missiles“
• History Does You: “In Defense of Operation Market Garden“
• History Does You: “America as Prussia in 1806“
• History Does You: “Strategic Bombing and the Pop History Problem“
• Amanda Taub at The New York Times: “Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.” (gift)

Tuesday 2026 May 26

• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “Poll: Trump’s approval rating hits another low on prices as Democrats hit +8 on generic ballot“
• Kate Riga at Talking Points Memo: “If SCOTUS Invokes Purcell Principle to Let Alabama Use Discriminatory Map, It’ll Be the Most Egregious Abuse We’ve Seen Yet“
• Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmadn at 3 Quarks Daily: “Monoculture of the Mind“

Wednesday 2026 May 27

• David Wallace-Wells at the New York Times: “What Will Happen When the A.I. Barons Give Back?“(gift)
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “Trump’s Weakness Is Becoming the Political Story of the Moment” (gift)

Thursday 2026 May 28

• Luke Underwood at Oklahoma Voice: “Oklahoma higher education leaders continue to explore potential of expedited college degrees“
• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “The Texas Senate election is a tossup“

Friday 2026 May 29

• John Ambrosio at 3 Quarks Daily: “A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Corruption of the Trump DOJ Seeps Deep and Far“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “What Exactly Should a Project 2029 Be?“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “Why The Filibuster Absolutely Has to Go“
• Ernesto Londoño at The New York Times: “ICE Agent Wanted in Minneapolis Shooting Is Captured in Texas” (gift)

Saturday 2026 May 30

• Paul Krugman: “Curing US Healthcare, Part III: The Future” (gated)
• Paul Krugman: “How to Win a Trade War“
• Paul Krugman: “Texas’s Senate Race Will Be a Referendum On Healthcare“
• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “Why so much election analysis is basically useless“
• Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren at The New York Times: “Judge Reopens Trump’s I.R.S. Suit and Questions His ‘Weaponization’ Fund” (gift)
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Severity Of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report“
• Joseph Trevithick at The War Zone: “Congress Moves To Block Trump Class Battleship Work Until Its Key Weapons Are Mature“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Has Trump finally pushed Republicans too far?“
• Phillip O’Brien: “Weekend Update #186: A Primer On The Difference Between Long and Medium/Mid Range Strike“
• Phillip O’Brien at The Atlantic: “Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe“
• Aaron Chalfin at Vital City: “50 Years of Evidence: A walkthrough of what research says about streetlighting and crime“
• Stefan Al & Lisa Chamberlain at Vital City: “What New York Can Learn from the NIMBYs of the 19th Century“
• Asha Rangappa at The Freedom Academy: “We Need a Fourth Branch“

Sunday 2026 February 1

• Marie Snyder at 3 Quarks Daily: “Honoring Our Capacity“
• Paul Krugman: “A Bad Heir Day at the Fed“
• Nate Cohn at The New York Times: “What Americans Really Mean by ‘Affordability’” (gift)
• Jamie Ballard at YouGov: “The issues that Democrats and Republicans want their parties to focus on more“
• Lee Drutman at Undercurrent Events: “Minneapolis Has Three of Four Ingredients for a Turning Point“
• Charles Franklin at Polls and Votes: “Attention to news in 2025“
• James Breckwoldt: “How The Simpsons Explain America’s Political Realignment“

Monday 2026 February 2

• Malcolm Murray at 3 Quarks Daily: “Moltbook demonstrates the need for new AI risk identification processes“
• David French at The New York Times: “This Is Not a Drill” (gift)
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Fight Is Upon Us: What The Right to Vote Looks Like on Trump’s Terrain of Violence“

Saturday 2026 February 7

• Barry Goldman at 3 Quarks Daily: “Find One“
• G. Eliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “What Americans actually want done about ICE“
• Dwight Garmer at The New York Times: “Is Football Doomed? Chuck Klosterman Thinks So.” (gift)
• Mike Masnick at TechDirt: “DOJ’s Frivolous Boasberg Complaint Dismissed—While Nobody Can Explain How DOJ Got The ‘Evidence’ It Never Provided“
• Joseph Trevithick at The War Zone: “What The Sunset Of Key U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal Could Mean For America’s Stockpile”
• Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway at The War Zone: “Russian Forces In Ukraine Scramble To Overcome Musk’s Starlink Restrictions“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Through the Looking Glass“
• Doug Mouder at The Weekly Sift: “Did We Win?“
• Joe Moe at McSweeny’s: “I Am the Payroll Accountant for Professional Protestors in Minnesota, and I Am Swamped“
• Vincent Schiraldi at Vital City: “Where Juvenile Justice Goes From Here“