“Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels”: https://amzn.to/3AGwzKV 1 A couple of days ago, “Washington Monthly” published its college rankings. Which vary widely from those in the “U.S. News & World Report,” both of which are completely different from the rankings in the “Wall Street Journal,” which focus on outcomes, i.e. how […]

“The Book That Explains Our Cultural Stagnation”: https://nyti.ms/3AEj5z2 This book is not coming out until next Tuesday, but I can’t get Michelle Goldberg’s opinion piece out of my head. For the record, the book is entitled: “Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change”: https://amzn.to/3Q6g0NQ Do […]

THE VIRTUES We had to sign up for Topic to watch the second season of “Lykkeland,” which I’m getting very positive feedback on, so you should check out the first season on Amazon Prime, which seemingly everybody has access to but now I’ll get e-mail from people who don’t, who hate Amazon or have an […]

Today I’m feeling optimistic, and I haven’t had that spirt here for a very long time. Let’s start with France banning private jets: “As France Swelters, Private Jets Come Under Attack – Politicians are proposing regulating or banning flights by such planes after a summer of extreme heat and soaring energy prices prompted growing calls […]