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- The changing of the guard at the India/Pakistan Wagah/Attari border puts the shame to West Side Story
- Quote of the week: “My goal is not to disparage the NYT as a church but to note that the relevant market is lifestyle.” From this great thread:
Most people think @nytimes is in the journalism business.
This morning, when using towels recommended by Wirecutter, it occurred to me that’s wrong (or incomplete).
It is in the culture (or lifestyle) business.
This has interesting economic and legal implications…
— Anup Malani (@anup_malani) February 23, 2022
- Biden’s economic agenda is dead. Long live Biden’s economic agenda.
- Why do Brahmins commonly lead Western firms but rarely Indian ones?
- For those who watched Nirmal Purja ascent 14 Peaks on Netflix (and you should), why this was controversial. Grumps and nitpickers, if you ask me, but an interesting peek into the strange culture that is alpine mountaineering.