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What happened in Gaza these past days? It’s complicated, and it’s hard to judge from afar. So probably the best way to start thinking about it is by admitting the complexity (and messiness) of it all.
If you’ve never heard of gerrymandering or never quite understood what it means, this is the place to start (and it really is an important issue you should be aware of). If you do, however, know what gerrymandering is, this is a great piece to go deep and explore in detail how re-drawing districts in various ways affects long term winning probabilities.
Probably the most comprehensive overview on this topic to date.
The trouble with filter bubbles, we often hear, is that they give us more of what we know and like, and create ideological silos by shielding us from opposing views. I don’t think this is entirely true. We do get to see opposing views, but through the lens of people who share our beliefs. And thus we hardly ever get the opposing side’s best arguments. So, as a strong believer in net neutrality, stumbling upon this keen case against it was refreshing.
This past weekend, 60000 people marched alongside ultranationalists to mark the 99th anniversary of Polish independence. You’ve seen the images. Some good background.
This is what a visual and data-driven opinion piece looks like. The NYT has been doing more of these recently and is slowly changing the standard of what defines a good opinion piece.
Next week, it will already be a year since Donald Trump has been elected President. I applaud Matt Kiser for still turning the flood of news into a concise summary, every single day. And not only that, he also has an epic curated timeline of the Russia investigation.
Sadly, massacres like the one in Las Vegas this week, are always followed by the exact same cascade of reactions and non-actions. If you followed the news, you have – once again – learned how unique the USA is in terms of gun violence, you’ve heard the calls for action and the pushbacks referencing the 2nd amendment. It’s almost numbingly predictable. Here’s where I think the LA Times had a good, novel idea: The 2nd amendment is 226 years old – and deemed outdated by some (because arms looked a little different back then…). So the Times asked their readers: How should it be rewritten?
Playful approach, interesting outcomes. Rank the twelve most powerful global leaders and see how you compare to the consensus of everyone else.
I didn’t think I needed another piece on that US election and how it all came about. But here’s the great David Remnick with what’s probably the quintessential piece on the president that never was. Both relentless and emphatic, both precise and elegantly written. Highly recommended.
Make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be.
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