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...

• Crashing the Car of Pax Americana (Epsilon Theory)

• An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 (Ars Technica)

• ‘I am not who you think I am’: how a deep-cover KGB spy recruited his own son: For the first time, the man the KGB codenamed ‘the Inheritor’ tells his story. (The Guardian)

• Cowardice and Capitulation Stain the Legacy of Once-Esteemed Mega Law Firm: Paul, Weiss joins the list of institutions and individuals with ample resources to defend themselves, who nevertheless have refused to stand up for justice in the face of MAGA intimidation (The Contrarian)

• About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record (MSN)

• All the arguments for Trump’s tariffs are wrong and bad: The President’s defenders are flailing. (Noahpinion)

• Scientists Are Mapping the Boundaries of What Is Knowable and Unknowable (Wired)

• As a young man, I fell in love with the US. The country’s soul is still there, despite Trump’s best efforts to destroy it (The Guardian)

• 50 Lessons Learned in Home Building (Construction Physics)

• ‘Jonah Hill keeps his teeth in a safe’: meet Hollywood’s top special-effects dentist (The Guardian)

• Toxic Uncertainty (Prof G)

• The American Age Is Over: The United States commits imperial suicide. (The Bulwark)

What are you reading or listening to?