Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product. https://static.nytimes.com/narrated-articles/synthetic/article-e34a923d-1e4e-5776-bec7-2da8b1acbdcc/job-1773486049194/article-e34a923d-1e4e-5776-bec7-2da8b1acbdcc-job-1773486049194.mp3?smid=nytcore-android-share
Author: Jim
Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote. By Phillips Payson O’Brien1
Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/cynical-gullible-american-man/686079/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSxsqLCG2GSbLEBN0Zr7ynE
Gullible, Cynical America
The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
By Adam Serwer
NYTimes.com: Are Declining Birthrates Really a Problem?
Are Declining Birthrates Really a Problem?
What do declining birthrates really mean for the future? Readers respond to a front-page news article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/opinion/declining-birthrates.html?smid=em-share
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
NYTimes: There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground
There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/opinion/trump-iran-nuclear-weapons-enriched-uranium-war.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan
The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones
“The United States, Israel, and their Gulf allies are using up scarce and costly munitions at an astounding rate,” @BrynnTannehill writes. America’s adversaries are taking note: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/us-iran-war-air-strikes/686228/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSkUKATqxlWQDTD2q3CQ4zw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
Boredom Is the Price We Pay for Meaning
“That I loved my daughter was never in doubt. My problem was that I didn’t much like being a father,” @morbidorigin writes. “From a life of freedom and agency I had entered a life of white-noise machines, parenting manuals, and fatigue.”
NYTimes.com: They Hated Exercise. Weight-Loss Drugs Changed Everything.
They Hated Exercise. Weight-Loss Drugs Changed Everything.
For some people, the medications have transformed their relationship with physical activity.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/well/move/exercise-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-ozempic.html?smid=em-share