We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• The Time Tax: Why is so much American bureaucracy left to average citizens? (The Atlantic)

• Jeff Bezos is not my astronaut (Prof G)

• The Economic Risks from Anti-Vaxxers Which is the larger economic threat, the Delta Variant or Inflation? (The Big Picture)

• Randomness Rules: We tend dramatically to underestimate the role of randomness in the world. (The Better Letter)

• A struggle for the millennials (NYT)

• Starbucks Is the New Talent Factory Powering Corporate America The coffee chain—which has produced as many executives as significantly larger companies—is a favorite source for recruiters, and it’s fine with that. (Businessweek)

• More Money Than Ever Is Flowing Into Climate Tech (Green)

• Corporations aren’t going to save America The danger in corporate solutions to government problems. (Vox)

• Hou Yifan and the Wait for Chess’s First Woman World Champion For years, Hou was the only woman who stood a chance against the very best. (New Yorker)

• Did Avocado Cartels Kill the Butterfly King? (Businessweek)

• The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss (American Survey center)

• Humour: what kind of camper are you?

• Skydiver manages to stay calm when he gets his lines twisted 3,000 feet above the ground. (YouTube)

What are you reading or listening to?