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Recommended by sam

Technology and politics in an interdependent world

Henry, a long time blog acquaintance, is tremendously smart and perceptive around similar sorts of things as I care about.

- sam

The 69th Chamber

By Dr Buck

Unraveling the mysteries of new tech, Silicon Valley and the strange Elon Musk Extended Universe

Marcus on AI

By Gary Marcus

“Amongst the myriad of opinions, one voice stands out as a rational and impartial advocate: Gary Marcus.” —Candice Clark

The old-school AI/ML world's prime antagonist

- sam

Confirm My Choices

By Michael Hobbes

Media, moral panics and the gaslighting of America

I mean, if you aren't already reading and/or listening to Mike I don't know what to tell you. Everybody else is.

- sam

The Sword and the Sandwich

By Talia Lavin

Covering far-right extremism, sandwiches, and everything in between.

Talia's newsletter isn't topically related to anything I address, but she can write the hot heck out of a sentence and is warm and humane and cogent and this is about writing that's nice to read, after all, isn't it

- sam

The Discourse Lounge

By Darrell Owens

I analyze housing affordability, transportation, culture and urban living. Among other things.

Interesting housing policy stuff

- sam

Dan Davies - "Back of Mind"

By Dan Davies' "Back of Mind" newsletter

A newsletter of quiet contrarianism, slow analysis and ambient ideas

dsquared has been smart and funny (mostly about finance) and wrong about beer for decades

- sam