Marx at 193 John Lanchester, The London Review of BooksMarx had stunning insight into the nature and trajectory of capitalism. But he underestimated just how adaptive it could be.
Mail Supremacy Lauren Collins, The New YorkerHow the Daily Mail rules Britain.
Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy Janet Reitman, Rolling Stone
A Dartmouth degree is a ticket to the top—but first you may have to get puked on by your drunken friends and wallow in human filth.
Unsinkable J. Jon Wertheim, Sports IllustratedA century ago, more than 1,500 people died in the most famous shipwreck in history. Two of the world's best tennis players, Richard Williams and Karl Behr, survived the disaster—in very different ways.
Why Won’t They Listen? William Saletan, The New York Times Book ReviewThere’s a reason partisan tribes can’t have a reasonable debate: our emotions, not our reason, are the primary factor in determining our political beliefs.
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