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...

• Killing the Cat (No Mercy No Malice)

• Sam Altman on AI & His feud with Elon (Apple Podcasts)

• Why the novel matters: We read and write fiction because it asks impossible questions, and leads us boldly into the unknown. (New Statesman)

• It’s Time to Break Up Big Medicine: UnitedHealth Group is not an insurer, it’s a platform. (BIG by Matt Stoller)

• Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less: Medicare Advantage was supposed to find efficiencies, but instead is costing taxpayers an extra $83 billion a year. (The Conversation) 

• The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”. History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show. (Krugman Wonks Out)

• People are The New Brands (No Mercy No Malice)

• January 6th Was a Success: Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution. (The Bulwark).

• The Economist’s Word of the Year is kakistocracy, which means government by the worst. (Wikipedia)

• AI can now predict weather and extreme conditions better than weather forecasters. (DeepMind)

• Pushed to Play: College Football Coaches Routinely Violate Rules Meant to Protect Players: Coaches routinely violate rules meant to protect injured athletes at football powerhouses. (Businessweek)

• America’s Housing Problem in One Chart (Source: Washington Post)
  

What are you reading or listening to?