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Valued Users of America: “We are adding a lot of features no one asked for that will make your experience worse and also cost a lot of money!” @petridishes writes on the end of America’s free-trial period. “Want rule of law? That’s premium.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/america-free-trial-services/684072/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYXCX3XUIv1Mj7go6x57dOec&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYR1A7U-3WJkW8ceHjJ0vXD0&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social