The sex recession, as the therapist Esther Perel sees it, is about more than the physical: It’s a sign of Americans’ fear of uncertainty, and a general shortage of eroticism, @fhill_official writes:
Category: Bibliography
How the American Office Became Inevitable. — In the 19th century, “artisans of the brain” flooded to office jobs to prove themselves.
The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke. America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.
The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke. America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.
NYTimes: This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night
This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/opinion/trump-midterms-fraud-corruption.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
How America Lost Control of the Seas
“He who commands the sea has command of everything,” the ancient Athenian general Themistocles said. By that standard, the United States has command of very little.
Arnav Rao on how a new era of American maritime greatness can still be possible: www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/05/american-shipbuilding-decline/682945/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUvPxWfGVixbDcd0wuQ1JEI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Lines the Court Won’t Cross – The Supreme Court is mostly giving the Trump administration what it wants—with interesting exceptions. By Aziz Huq
****** NYTimes: Trump’s Kiss of Death
American Loneliness
The “dystopian portrait” that’s been painted of America is not accurate, @yairlapid argues. He reflects on what his travels to and through the U.S. have shown about the source of America’s success—and struggle. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/america-birthday-250-roadtrip/687877/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVCTwAiGTu8N_kwdew6Ez8s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social