What John Palfrey looks for in a short essay. jpalfrey.blog

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable. theatlantic.com

Isaac Asimov Reviews George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Calls It "Not Science Fiction, But a Distorted Nostalgia for a Past that Never Was." openculture.com

History’s Most Powerful Idiot. #badcombination thedailybeast.com

What happens when you don't die on time? ottawacitizen.com

The Dollar’s Special Status: Sources and Threats. I bet most Americans have no idea of the wealth and power that the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency gives us. With Trump whether he knows it or not we seem to be trying to break it. substack.com

Trump Is Turning America Into a Psychotic State. nytimes.com

After years of controversy surrounding lethal injections, idaho looks to automate the process of shooting people sentenced to death. prisonjournalismproject.org

Trump’s Staggering Humiliation in Iran. newrepublic.com

EFF quits X eff.org