TouchStone Reads - July 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...

  • The Envy of Everyone: A 2017 profile of Jensen Huang is even more incredible in 2024 (Spyglass)

  • The Federal Reserve’s Little Secret: No one really knows how interest rates work, or even whether they work at all - not the experts who study them, the investors who track them, or the officials who set them. (The Atlantic)

  • The House of Arnault (Businessweek)

  • What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy? Should people who quit get unemployment benefits? (Vox)

  • The Greatest Social Media Site Is Craigslist (Yes, Craigslist) (Slate)

  • How a surgeon general’s warning and a Supreme Court ruling may place gun control on the front burner (Los Angeles Times)

  • Why Front-Page News Can Mislead Investors: Extreme pessimism - the kind that often leads the news - can potentially be fertile ground for investment opportunities. (Morningstar)

  • Never back down: Rich and powerful exploit post-shame society. America is reaching the pinnacle of a post-shame society forged by Donald Trump and reinforced by powerful patrons. (Axios)

  • Fighting Gerrymandering: The Mathematical Complexity Behind America’s Map Problem: The Supreme Court, Maps, and Math, The Hidden Complexity Behind Redistricting (Statecraft)

  • The stock market’s concentration, in one chart (Axios)

What are you reading or listening to?