Week of 2026-0208

Thursday 2026 February 12

• Rebecca Solnit at Meditations in an Emergency: “Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination“

Saturday 2026 February 14

• Paul Krugman: “No, AI Doesn’t Justify Lower Interest Rates“
• Paul Krugman: “The Banality of MAGA Evil“
• Paul Krugman: “Talking Again with Jon Gruber“
• Ryan Mancini at The Hill: “Trump floats executive order on voter ID if SAVE Act stalls in Senate“
• G. Elliott Morris at Strength in Numbers: “Democrats have the leverage in the shutdown over ICE“
• Stephen Nessen at Gothamist: “Mamdani to revive Bronx bus lane killed by ex-Mayor Eric Adams“
• Timothy Geigner at Tech Dirt: “UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Can’t Use ‘Milk’ In Its Almond Milk Branding“
• Tori Noble at Tech Dirt: “Copyright Kills Competition“
• Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly, Eric Schmitt, and Tyler Pager at The New York Times: “Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace” (gift)
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Navy’s Top Admiral Previously Said He Would “Push Back” Against Extending USS Gerald R. Ford’s Deployment“
• Howard Altman at The War Zone: “Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles“
• Doug Muder at The Weekly Sift: “Uncooperative Responses“
• Doug Muder at The Weekly Sift: “Non-Cooperation“
• Doug Muder at The Weekly Sift: “Dying in Broad Daylight: The Washington Post“
• Jason Guerrasio at Business Insider: “Religious freedom group says US military members were ‘pressured’ by commanders to see ‘Melania’“
• Claudia Sahm at Stay-at-Home Macro: “A Year With No Jobs—But No Recession“
• David R. Eichenthal at Vital City: “An Underutilized Tool in the Fight for Good Government“
• Wes O’Donnell: “Russia Just Shot Its Own Radio Operator: Telegram Gets Throttled“
• Margaret Sullivan at American Crisis: “Yes! THIS is how it’s done, New York Times“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “Thinking Clearly About the Global Authoritarian Movement“
• Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo: “More Thoughts on the Authoritarian International“
• Nathan Goldwag at Goldwag’s Journal on Civilization: “From Undiscovered Country to Nemesis: How Star Trek Reflects Society“