TouchStone Reads - April 5th, 2024

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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...

  • Return-to-Work Is a Bigger Trend in Smaller Cities (Worth)

  • An Influential Economics Forum Has a Troubling Surplus of Trolls (Businessweek)

  • The US doesn’t have universal health care - but these states (almost) do: Ten states have uninsured rates below 5 percent. What are they doing right? (Vox)

  • People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One (Wired)

  • The War at Stanford (The Atlantic)

  • Remember the Silicon Valley Bank Disaster? (Washington Monthly)

  • Bias, Skew, and Search Engines Are Sufficient to Explain Online Toxicity: Social media would still be a mess even without engagement algorithms. (Communications of the ACM)

  • Donald Trump Is Not the Victim of ‘Lawfare.’ He’s a Crook. (New York Magazine)

  • Clerking For Judge Cannon: A Behind-The-Scenes Look. A tale of two clerkships: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. (Original Jurisdiction)

  • Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones (Wired)

  • In Case you missed last week's Read Recommendation: Jonathan Haidt - The Kids are Not Alright.  Here's Prof. G Podcast - well done with some profanity. (Spotify) Also on Apple

What are you reading or listening to?