Author: Jim
**** NYTimes: Trump Hasn’t Given Up on His ‘Unrequited Love’ for Putin
Trump Hasn’t Given Up on His ‘Unrequited Love’ for Putin www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/opinion/trump-putin-iran-nato.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes.com: The Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore
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.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html?smid=em-share
The Autocrat’s Dilemma
Donald Trump has sought to emulate Beijing’s authoritarianism—but the more power Chinese President Xi Jinping pursues, “the more political, economic, and military chaos he seems to foment,” @MichaelSchuman argues. www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/04/donald-trump-xi-jinping-china-authoritarianism/686631/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYPFqitrpUZNrEA81RzDyog&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
What It’s Like to Visit an Existential Therapist It’s not meant to be comforting, but somehow it is. By Faith Hill
America Needs a Trimmer
***** fNYTimes: Finish the Job: How Trump Can Still Win in Iran
***** The Autocrat’s Dilemma
Donald Trump has sought to emulate Beijing’s authoritarianism—but the more power Chinese President Xi Jinping pursues, “the more political, economic, and military chaos he seems to foment,” @MichaelSchuman argues. www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/04/donald-trump-xi-jinping-china-authoritarianism/686631/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYXTA3ikpCSROzUp-8vUDAjE&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** NYTimes: Jobs and Workers Are in Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.
Jobs and Workers Are in Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economy/population-growth-immigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.tWER.qzbpXLgmL_25&smid=nytcore-android-share
******* Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
Tech companies are pouring money into AI, and they’re not making it back. Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel on how everything could come crashing down: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYRXdGKylT6ZCGn6FCL9I3pk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social