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
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
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
Caribbean: US-based pirates murder four
Source: Yahoo! News
“U.S. Southern Command said it [murdered] four men in a strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Wednesday, the latest attack by the Trump administration in its aggressive crackdown on narcotics trafficking. The Trump administration has [murdered] at least 163 people and destroyed at least 47 vessels it accuses of trafficking drugs in international waters since Sept. 2, according to a Pentagon posture statement and subsequent SOUTHCOM releases. Wednesday’s strike was the third publicly reported since the U.S. military began its war with Iran.” (03/26/26)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-kills-4-strike-alleged-030204153.html
More to the Story, 03/26/26
Source: Mother Jones
“Exclusive: Al Gore Slams Trump’s ‘Astonishing Mistake’ on Iran.” (03/26/26)
The Headlines, 03/26/26
Source: New York Times
“A Landmark Verdict on the Danger of Social Media, and Trump’s Call to Punish ‘Rogue Judges.’” (03/26/26)
On energy, China can sit this crisis out. Here’s why.
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Wenjing Wang
“The Strait of Hormuz crisis has sparked a new round of debates on the implications for China of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. Citing China’s reliance on imports of oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) that pass through the largely closed strait, some experts argue that China has limited capabilities to protect its own strategic and commercial interests in the region. But this analysis is based on a false assumption about Chinese energy policy. It is true that China is the world’s largest importer of oil and natural gas. But Beijing has long recognized the importance of energy security and the dangers of relying on a single source of energy imports.” (03/26/26)