Jim – Page 20 – Echo Chamber 2016

***** NYTimes: This Is the Birthright Reckoning That America Needs

This Is the Birthright Reckoning That America Needs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/opinion/birthright-citizenship.html

****** The Great Realignment

The Great Realignment

https://open.substack.com/pub/anneapplebaum/p/the-great-realignment?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade.

The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

By Mark Blyth

https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/06/reboot-capitalism-operating-system/683308/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUWEgAgkQRBNk64WM0gZysY

***** Inequality, Part IV: Oligarchs

Inequality, Part IV: Oligarchs

https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/inequality-part-iv-oligarchs?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

**** The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran

Israel’s attack on Iran has had three dramatic consequences, argues @EliotACohen:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/three-dramatic-consequences-israels-attack-iran/683235/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYTeO2nntsWfAoySfX9N-A6A&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

****** American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

Bombing Iran is a terrible idea. It’s unlikely to work—and nothing could be more perilous to American democracy than going to war under Donald Trump, Robert Kagan writes.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/06/democracy-iran-israel-war-trump/683269/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQi6B7KodEFzRsx1cUeXiKo&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

***** NYTimes: The Progressive Regulator Winning Over the Populist Right

The Progressive Regulator Winning Over the Populist Right www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/opinion/lina-khan-monopolies-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QU8.Kjxl.3tYm-P2PsVik

****** Conversation with Secretary Buttigieg

Conversation with Secretary Buttigieg

A recording from Heather Cox Richardson’s live video

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/conversation-with-secretary-buttigieg-d62?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

NYTimes: Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms

Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/opinion/america-russia-authoritarian-language.html

NYTimes: My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country

My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/opinion/trump-supporters-kentucky.html

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
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/iran-war-drones-ukraine-pentagon/686249/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYU3cg0DgPBHA1iuOJajDwEs
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.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/boredom-parenthood-father/686158/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYdb-6eYoCFBUbRh2RURJQJA&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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
NYTimes.com: The Reason Gen Z Isn’t Dating
The Reason Gen Z Isn’t Dating Clavicular is a symptom of a larger disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/gen-z-dating-clavicular.html?smid=em-share
******** k988k(ppppNYTimes: ‘I See Him as a Pretty Thoroughgoing Illiberal at This Stage’
‘I See Him as a Pretty Thoroughgoing Illiberal at This Stage’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/jd-vance-has-his-reasons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QlA.c_Iv.U0gtunoM06DT&smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes.com: The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.
The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing. The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/us-birthrate-decline-women.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: 4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Plummeting U.S. Birthrate
4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Plummeting U.S. Birthrate There is good news buried behind the worries about population decline, some experts say. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/us-birthrate-decline-takeaways.html?smid=em-share
******** NYTimes.com: The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club
The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club There are some elites the president likes. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/trump-1-percent-elites-taxes.html?smid=em-share