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Pod pick: Focus on the corruption
Jonathan Rouch explains why patrimonialism, not authoritarianism, is the best way of categorizing Trump's government
Andrew Meunier
Apr 274 min read
Pod pick: How Gen Z sees the world
Kyla Scanlon helps us understand her generation
Andrew Meunier
Apr 53 min read
Reread: "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Thoughts on one of my favorite books of 2021
Andrew Meunier
Feb 124 min read
Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation"
Considering the drawbacks of a phone-based childhood
Andrew Meunier
Jan 296 min read
Pod pick: Are you really allergic to penicillin?
How common is penicillin allergy actually?
Andrew Meunier
Jan 183 min read
The Palma 2 as a media device
How I use this phone-shaped eReader instead of my smartphone (sometimes)
Andrew Meunier
Jan 26 min read
Pod pick: Almost heaven
The enduring popularity of "Country Roads"
Andrew Meunier
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Pod pick: The self-driving revolution
Derek Thompson digs into the promise of self-driving cars
Andrew Meunier
Nov 28, 20242 min read
Reread: "Dividing by Zero" by Ted Chiang
Thoughts on a favorite Ted Chiang short story
Andrew Meunier
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Henry Grabar's "Paved Paradise"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Pod pick: Ultra-processed food
I recently tuned into an intriguing episode of The Daily podcast about ultra-processed food. Health and nutrition reporter Alice...
Andrew Meunier
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Pod pick: The men – and boys – are not alright
Richard Reeves on The Ezra Klein Show
Andrew Meunier
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Anna Lembke's "Dopamine Nation"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Johann Hari's "Stolen Focus"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Danielle Allen's "Our Declaration"
Notions of equality in our nation's founding document
Andrew Meunier
Jan 16, 20215 min read
Schools of fish (and philosophy)
The meaning of life and its illusory ladder in Lulu Miller's Why Fish Don't Exist
Andrew Meunier
Dec 24, 20205 min read
Jia Tolentino's "Trick Mirror"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Sep 1, 20203 min read
Scott Galloway's "The Four"
An ominous yet entertaining look at four of the world's mightiest companies
Andrew Meunier
Aug 5, 20203 min read
Maria Konnikova's "The Biggest Bluff"
Thoughts on the book
Andrew Meunier
Jul 26, 20202 min read
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