How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/bernie-goetz-shooting-racial-resentment/685726/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYTuJgl1Gm9nMjgXNc1B9TdY

A notorious event in 1984 divided New Yorkers in ways that feel extremely familiar four decades later.

By Heather Ann Thompson

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
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‘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
NYTimes: The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club
The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/trump-1-percent-elites-taxes.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
****** The Obscure Media Theory That Explains ‘99% of Everything’
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-the-decline-of-literacyand-the