1
World
In South Africa’s Fabled Wine Country, White and Black Battle Over Land
A generation after apartheid, the Stellenbosch region is gripped by a struggle that pits white citizens who still control much of the economy against their black neighbors.Their courts must decide.
2
New York
A Coffee Shop Pioneer Was Murdered. 23 Years Later, His Wife and Her Brother Are Guilty.
The verdict in the cold case was a victory for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, whose prosecutors built a case on largely circumstantial evidence.I don't know enough to tell another story.
DNA evidence has become more trustworthy over the interveining years.
3
Opinion
Teen Fiction and the Perils of Cancel Culture
Readers, not a Twitter mob, should decide the fate of a book.Purity is not life or even the imitation of life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo
4
U.S.
Bernie Sanders-Style Politics Are Defining 2020 Race, Unnerving Moderates
The leading Democratic candidates have largely broken with consensus-driven politics and embraced progressive ideas on health care, taxes, the environment and Middle East policy.https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-martin
https://www.nytimes.com/by/sydney-ember
https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-carr
Fake news probably.
There are no moderates.
The Iowa Democrates will choose candidates in their caucuses.
5
Books
In ‘The Uninhabitable Earth,’ Apocalypse Is Now
David Wallace-Wells’s book, expanding on his viral article in New York magazine, is a lushly written look at the “climate chaos” that will increasingly take over our lives.The Uninhabitable Earth points out humanity is in an existential crisis. I can argue with the details. The oncoming crisis is obvious.
David Wallace-Wells knows that hope can motivate change. He paints a survival
scenario.
Contingency planning is necessary.
I have a paranoid fantasy that Donald Trump is the result of contingency planning.
6
Opinion
Ken Jennings: What Alex Trebek Is Really Like
An ode to our generation’s Cronkite.I was never fascinated by Jeopardy.
I quit game shows with the Sixtyfour Thousand Dollar Question.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_$64,000_Question
7
Opinion
This Is Where a Nuclear Exchange Is Most Likely. (It’s Not North Korea.)
Tensions have cooled between India and Pakistan after a terrorist attack, but their nuclear arsenals mean unthinkable consequences are always possible.It is a religious war.
Kashmir is merely a bone of contention.
The fight is over the resurection of the Mughal Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire
The British East India company and its successer The British Empire helped make a mess of the political world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Raj
Islam opines, in so far as it can without a central authority, that it is the successer to the British Crown.
8
Opinion
Capitalism and the Democratic Party
The most successful economic system shouldn’t be a dirty word.Capitalism is not a dirty word.
Capitalism is not a government.
Capitalism is authoritarian.
Governments are by definition socialist and ultimately democratic.
9
The Upshot
Sharp Drop in Hiring Brings Dose of Realism
But wage growth and jobless figures are showing the strength of the labor market.https://www.nytimes.com/column/paul-krugman
Paul KrugmanVerified account @paulkrugman
Well, that was unimpressive. It's probably mainly statistical noise/temporary effects of shutdown. But it fits with nowcasting estimates showing a very soft patch in the economy. Trump boom, such as it was, RIP
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/business/economy/jobs-report.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/opinion/sunday/think-like-a-libel-lawyer.html
10
Opinion
I Am Not Untouchable. I Just Have My Period.
Forbidden to participate in daily life, Nepalese girls are speaking out against menstrual shaming.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance
https://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn/2019/02/18
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
11
Opinion
This Is the Truth About Vaccines
Deadly diseases that should be seen only in history books are showing up in our emergency rooms.Vaccines work.
12
Business
Regulators Move to Ease Post-Crisis Oversight of Wall Street
The actions by federal regulators come as part of a broader deregulatory push by the Trump administration.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/opinion/sunday/money-dollar-100.html
13
Business
Gwyneth Paltrow Is All Business
The Oscar winner says, “I was masquerading as an actor.” Now she’s focused on seeing what comes next for her lifestyle company, Goop. Maybe psychedelics?She knows that she is selling dreams.
Placebos are hard to sell to regulators.
14
Opinion
The India-Pakistan Conflict Was a Parade of Lies
The internet contributed to the culture of mendacity in a fight between nuclear neighbors.The parties have backed down. The world will not end today.
I do not see how to end propaganda.
All I can do is recognize it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=voice+of+america
The signal must be politicaly neutral if it is to be usefull.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Radio
https://news.un.org/en/
Send them money even if it says bad things about Trump and his supporters.
15
New York
Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History?
A quiet Sunday night in 1953. The Dodgers had just won the pennant. J.F.K. and Jacqueline Bouvier had just married. And four titans of bebop came together in a dive bar for a rare jam session.Jazz history is not over.
This is a good picture.
16
U.S.
A Tornado Warning Gave Alabamians 12 Minutes to Prepare. 23 People Died Anyway.
A warning for the ferocious tornado was issued quickly. But in a place with widespread poverty and few places to hide, it could not save everyone.Dig storm cellars now.
Make the property owners install them.
They will be needed.
17
Opinion
The Daintiest Slap on Paul Manafort’s Wrist
Manafort sought judicial compassion. On Thursday, he got it.Yes
18
Obituaries
Keith Flint, 49, Mohawked Frontman of the Prodigy, Dies
The “Firestarter” and “Breathe” singer, who frightened parents worldwide, took his own life, according to a bandmate.I would not want to live with only these immages in my head.
Austerity is a horror.
19
Arts
‘Leaving Neverland’: Viewers React With Shock at Disturbing Accounts of Life With Michael Jackson
The first episode of HBO’s documentary aired Sunday night, describing how he became close to two boys and presenting detailed allegations that he repeatedly had sex with them.Pay attention.
The time for shock is long past.
20
Opinion
How to Think About Taxing and Spending Like a Swede
Europe has less inequality and more social mobility because its taxation schemes reach deeper into society and do more for everyone.The social safety net benefits everyone by lifting the bottom for everyone.
There are no external costs.
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