What Israel Owes Gaza
A political scientist argues that Israel is obligated to provide monetary compensation and medical care to suffering civilians.
Author: Jim
****** NYTimes.com: A Few of the Ideas About How to Fix Human Behavior Rest on Some Pretty Shaky Science rj
A Few of the Ideas About How to Fix Human Behavior Rest on Some Pretty Shaky Science
The field of behavioral economics has shaped policies we encounter every day. But the science behind it is crumbling.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/opinion/human-behavior-nudge.html?hpgrp=ar-abar&smid=em-share
**** [The Washington Post] A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.
A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/
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******* NYTimes.com: Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
It’s actually three wars, and there’s one keystone that we have to get right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-war-iran.html?smid=em-share
[The Washington Post] Anxiety and pessimism, meet U.S. dynamism and ‘bottomless vitality’
Economists fretted that calamity lay ahead after World War II. Instead, the postwar boom began. That’s worth keeping in mind amid today’s economic worries.
NYTimes.com: Let’s Talk About Biden, Trump and … Taylor Swift
Let’s Talk About Biden, Trump and … Taylor Swift
Do any of them deserve to be Time’s person of the year?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/opinion/biden-trump-taylor-swift.html?smid=em-share
****** NYTimes: Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.
Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/opinion/attention-economy-education.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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****** Why America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in History
Was the country’s turn toward free-market fundamentalism driven by race, class, or something else? Yes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/new-deal-us-economy-american-dream/676051/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
** NYTimes.com: Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Why the shift away from organized faith seems a little different for young adults.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/opinion/religion-nones-gen-z.html?smid=em-share