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...

 

Media Consolidation: No Mercy no Malice
Niall Ferguson : The Vibe Shift Goes Global (TFP)
Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much ------- Money Do I Need?’ “I’m not trying to land on Mars.” Cost Plus Drugs founder Mark Cuban joked at WIRED’s The Big Interview event. (Wired)
“Follow your passion” is terrible advice: Millennials were lied to by well-meaning people who deeply misunderstand reality. (Hot Takes)
Ted Danson’s Great New Netflix Show Comes on Like a Sitcom, but It’s Really Something Else: A Man on the Inside shows the sentimental side of the creator of The Good Place. (Slate)

I Say Forbidden Things About Sports: What’s happening in athletics is tragic—but don’t expect to hear about on ESPN. I was shocked when I learned that private equity firms plan to take over college football. How is that even possible? (The Honest Broker)

The $60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets: Rich nations mine just a fraction of e-waste, leaving $60 billion a year in critical metals wasting away in boxes and drawers. (Wired)

The deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health care system: The industry’s blame game will not end the US national health care nightmare. (Vox)

South Korea’s Warning for Washington: (The Garden of Forking Paths)

We need one of these in our House of Commons. The Brits have an app called Peer Review that connects every one of the 805 members of the House of Lords according to 11 archetypes like ‘loyalist’, ‘donor’, ‘ghost’, ‘workhorse’, and of course ‘highborn.’
Australia sets age limits on social media. Here’s a primer of essential links: from the basics, to tech companies’ reaction (they’re not happy. The fines for non-compliance aren’t paid by the kids or their parents, but by the companies)
 

What are you reading or listening to?