Week of 2025-0525

Monday 2025 May 25

• Malcolm Murray at 3 Quarks Daily: “Investing in AGI, or How Much Should You Act on Your Beliefs?“
• Rohit Krishnan at Strange Loop Canon: “Betting on AI risk“
• Paul Krugman: “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like“
• Paul Krugman: “The Economic Consequences of Destroying Harvard“
• Josh Kovensky at Talking Points Memo: “More Than 50 Men Entered The US Legally Only To Later Be Sent To CECOT, Report Finds“

Tuesday 2025 May 27

• Emily Keegin at The New York Times: “All Hail Our Rococo President!“
• Perry Bacon Jr. at The Washington Post: “We don’t have an education crisis in America“
• Vladimir Kara-Murza at The Washington Post: “A court case reveals Putin’s profound fear“
• Paul Krugman: “A Letter to Europe“
• Dick Edelstein at 3 Quarks Daily: “Who is a migrant? The Shortest History of Migration by Ian Goldin“
• Hugo Lowell at The Guardian: “White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “The Trump White House and The Great Quieting“
• Jochen Szangolies at 3 Quarks Daily: “The Estuary Of Being III: Mind Beyond Minds“

Wednesday 2025 May 28

• Kevin Lively at 3 Quarks Daily: “We Who Build the Big Guns: On the temptations and dangers of Military Keynesianism in a chaotic world“

Thursday 2025 May 29

• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “What Happens With Trump’s Trade War Now?“

Friday 2025 May 30

• Barry Goldman at 3 Quarks Daily: “The Munro Doctrine“
• Rachel Robison-Greene at 3 Quarks Daily: “Artificial Intelligence and Animal Minds“
• Kirsten Grind and Megan Twohey at The New York Times: “On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “Don’t Fall For Elon Inc.’s Press Campaign“
• Hunter Walker at Talking Points Memo: “The State Department Published A Substack Manifesto On ‘Western Civilizational Heritage’“

Saturday 2025 May 31

• James Glanz at The New York Times: “World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts“
• Li Yuan at The New York Times: “Denying Visas to Chinese Students Could Backfire on America“
• David Brooks at The New York Times: “I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.“
• David Ignatius at The Washington Post: “An overreaching Putin refused to take yes for an answer“
• Philip Bump at The Washington Post: “Americans don’t trust these news sources — but they keep using them“
• Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson at The Washington Post: “It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his.“
• Caitlin Gilbert, Emily Wright, Fenit Nirappil and Lauren Weber at The Washington Post: “The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated“
• Dana Milbank at The Washington Post: “The bully gets punched in the nose“
• Paul Krugman: “An Emergency Trade Discussion With Joey Politano“
• Doug Muder at The Weekly Sift: “The Greatness Paradox“
• Michael Lind at Vital City: “Avoiding the Jetsons Fallacy: AI and the Future of the City“
• Liz Dye at Above the Law: “FL Attorney General Plays Stupid Games, Wins Stupid Prizes“
• Joe Patrice at Above the Law: “Trump’s Budget Bill Seeks To Smother Federal Injunctions“