If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?(derekthompson.org)

441 points by momentmaker 6 months ago | 818 comments

Derek Thompson Substack essay examining the sharp post-COVID decline in self-reported American happiness despite national wealth, citing Sam Peltzman's research.

America's Greatest Strategic Blunder: The Imprisonment of Qian Xuesen(danieltan.weblog.lol)

78 points by danieltanfh95 5 months ago | 38 comments

American Dads Became the Parents Their Fathers Never Were(derekthompson.org)

82 points by ozozozd 5 months ago | 61 comments

A Plain Anabaptist Story: The Hutterites(ulmer457718.substack.com)

41 points by gaplong 7 months ago | 5 comments

State Terror, American Style – Paul Krugman(paulkrugman.substack.com)

50 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 7 comments

Ten Signs of Fascism. America has all of them(rutgerbregman.substack.com)

32 points by fredski42 5 months ago | 7 comments