RIP. A truly remarkable woman: Anna Murdoch-Mann. bbc.com/news/articles/…

People loved the dot-com boom. The #AI boom not so much. nytimes.com/2026/02/21/tec…

Christine Lagarde is my hero. And she is sick of Trump international trade and finance policies. wsj.com/world/europe/c…

"America is in a decade-long #education depression. Barely a third of students are proficient in reading or math across most grades in recent testing." nytimes.com/2026/02/17/opi…

Whining is pointless. For stressed #newspapers such as the Post, #books sections are expendable. Readership survey after readership survey confirms this. The The Washington Post is by no means the first, and most certainly won't be the last to lose book reviews. m.youtube.com/watch?v=pXwg3I…

The advent of the chatbot raises an unsettling question, Jake Lundberg writes: What if writing doesn't have to be hard? He explores the history of American writing instruction through The Atlantic’s archives in Time Travel Thursdays: theatlantic.com/newsletters/20…

At this point, I much prefer how the joint looks WITHOUT snow.

Thanks to our neighbor across the road, Katelyn, for sending us this pic of our house amid the #blizzard.

Backyard right here right now. #blizzard

The looming #Taiwan #Chip disaster that #SiliconValley has long ignored. nytimes.com/2026/02/24/tec…

#Newport, #RhodeIsland, today.

Condolences to my friend Annik LaFarge on the death of her partner, the brilliant editor and publisher of multiple bestsellers, Ann Godoff. nytimes.com/2026/02/25/boo…

Streetwise is a fabulous read!! Lloyd Blankfein tells some great tales of Goldman Sachs and life

Barnes & Noble Owner Elliott Is Said to Seek London #IPO Pitches. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hail and farewell to my friend John Hammond Jr. RIP. Well done. God bless. youtu.be/PV5MMOv1yZM?si…