Jim – Page 19 – Echo Chamber 2016

**** A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong

The World Bank—which derided government intervention in the market for decades—has now admitted that a helping hand from the state, when done right, “can actually be an essential ingredient of economic success,” Rogé Karma argues: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/world-bank-industrial-policy/686820/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUZBTJeONiQswhjA1Y4gNLI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?

The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.

From The New York Times:

Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?

The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.

Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places, @imkahloon writes, and over the past several decades, it has taken root in the United States. How did America come to be ruled by an oligarchy of old people? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWU8LHQivZny4NOgbUHyRzc&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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Teaching in an American University Is Very Strange Right Now

We’re supposed to give students a map. I don’t even know the terrain.

The Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore

Is this a great way to audition and select our leaders, especially for executive offices? Not particularly.