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***** NYTimes Gift Article: Why Your Grocery Bill Will Get Worse

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Why Your Grocery Bill Will Get Worse
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/opinion/economy-supply-shocks-groceries-gas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1E.2NUu.yruc5nXlLjY1&smid=nytcore-android-share

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**** Will AI Crowd Out Jobs?

Will AI Crowd Out Jobs?
A different and alarming take on the economic risks
Paul Krugman

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-crowd-out-jobs?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

***** NYTimes.com: That Daily Brain Rot Break Is Taking Us Back to the Dark Ages

How Capitalism Drives Cancel Culture

Of course brands are happy to tweet about #BLM or fly a rainbow flag—because it costs them nothing. But beware splashy gestures when they leave power structures intact, says @helenlewis.

NYTimes.com: High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed.

High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed.

Rising borrowing costs are taking a toll on households and businesses. But they are doing little to dampen enthusiasm for investments in A.I. infrastructure, which are contributing to inflation.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/ai-boom-interest-rates-fed.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFE.gdYv.l5Gtgsg3-hB6&smid=em-share

**** Zombie Originalism * Samuel Alito’s efforts to revamp the conservative legal philosophy reveal that a new movement is ascendant.

Samuel Alito’s efforts to revamp the conservative legal philosophy reveal that a new movement is ascendant, @jacklgoldsmith argues: