Underthrow Podcast, 03/26/25
Source: Underthrow
“The Two Most Important Sentences.” (03/26/26)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/the-two-most-important-sentences
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Does neoliberalism exist?
Source: Cobden Centre
by Anthony J Evans
“Over the last decade or so there has been a notable attempt to ‘reclaim’ neoliberalism, pushed by thinktanks and journalists. Strategically, it might make sense to jump on the bandwagon, because part of the battle of ideas is contributing to how terms are understood. Neoliberalism thus becomes a contested brand. You have your museum, we have our bright and optimistic Reddit thread. But there has also been consideration to the term from academics. The common attitude amongst pro-capitalist scholars is to dispute the validity of the concept and ignore most of the literature as being flawed and ill-intentioned.” (03/26/26)
https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/03/does-neoliberalism-exist/
Black Sea: Turkey-operated tanker carrying Russian oil struck by naval drone
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“A water-borne drone struck a Turkish-operated crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Turkey’s transportation minister said. The incident, one of several in recent months involving Western-sanctioned vessels heading to or from Russian ports, occurred in the early hours, minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu told broadcaster Kanal 24. … Other commercial tankers carrying crude oil from Russian ports have been targeted over the past year by what some experts suggest is a state-sponsored sabotage campaign using limpet mines and other explosives. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for these attacks. ” (03/26/26)
Radio Atlantic, 03/26/26
Source: The Atlantic
“Meet the New ICE … Same as the old ICE?” 903/26/26)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/03/ice-dhs-shutdown-markwayne-mullin/686537
The Permanent Problem, episode 13
Source: Niskanen Center
“The future of innovation, with Andrew McAfee.” (03/26/26)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-future-of-innovation-with-andrew-mcafee
The McCarthy Report, episode 335
Source: National Review
“Toss Out the Time Frame.” (03/26/26)
https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-mccarthy-report/toss-out-the-time-frame/
Criminal Research
Source: Quillette
by Rosalind Arden
“European jurists should not seek to arbitrate controversial matters best settled by science.” (03/26/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/03/26/criminal-research-nathan-cofnas-ghent-intelligence/
Measuring Poverty Correctly Reveals a Hard Truth About the Welfare State
Source: The Daily Economy
by Tyler Turman
“When taxes and transfers are included, poverty is much rarer than commonly reported. But what actually reduces it?” (03/26/26)
Campus cancellations approach record high
Source: Expression
by Sean Stevens
“Only three months into the year, campus deplatforming is already on pace to set a disturbing new record, and if current trends hold, 2026 won’t just be a bad year for campus free speech. It’ll be the worst year on record for campus deplatformings.” (03/26/26)
https://expression.fire.org/p/campus-cancellations-approach-record
How Natural Tradeoff And Failure Components?
Source: Astral Codex Ten
by Scott Alexander
“In 2021, I discussed tradeoff vs. failure models of psychiatric conditions, and said that most conditions were probably a mix of both. The new research seems to confirm this: the first genetic component of schizophrenia is a tradeoff: bad insofar as it gives you higher schizophrenia risk, good insofar as it gives you higher educational attainment. Most likely this has something to do with creativity or motivation. The second component is a failure: bad in every way, with no compensating advantage. Most likely this is detrimental mutations in genes for neurogenesis and synaptic pruning.” (03/26/26)
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-natural-tradeoff-and-failure