The Socratic dialogue behind me between a guy and his young daughter about Altuve’s cheating is amazing.

Gorgeous.

Postcard from Saturday morning.

Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China apnews.com/article/china-… “only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese universities, down from a peak of close to 25,000 a decade ago, while there are nearly 300,000 Chinese students at U.S. schools”

Baba Ramdev: Indian yoga guru seeks mercy from judges in misleading ads case reuters.com/world/india/in…

Folks in Baltimore were pretty excited about Jackson Holliday’s first hit. Like, every-human-in-the-park-giving-a-standing-O excited.

Beautiful.

Wow.

25 years ago my brother David Petersen was the first dealer in the United States for Chinese automotive company Geely, selling this 50cc motor scooter.

Here’s Geely’s latest electric car (around $30k USD in China).

Fed's rate-cut confidence wobbles as elevated inflation persists reuters.com/markets/rates-…

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A humble, honest thing for a professional ballplayer to talk about in public. Great 🧵

Lovely.

Reminded me, immediately, of that old Hank line:
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry

Pete Rose Cooperated With the Author of This Book Until He Didn’t nytimes.com/2024/04/06/boo… The moniker was conceived in derision, by Yankee greats Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, amused by Rose’s rah-rah play during a 1963 spring training game. Rose would come to wear it with pride

On India, its politics, and much more, Andy Mukherjee begins with: A child born in Kerala in India’s south has a better chance of surviving to age five than in the US. In Uttar Pradesh in the north, the odds are worse than in Afghanistan. bloomberg.com/opinion/featur…

The China Whisperer: a superb profile of John Garnaut, who has partnered with Matt Pottinger. 2 former journalists, China hands, government officials and now together at Garnaut Global. Excellent work by Katrina Northrop! thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

Operators at United Way emergency call centers are hearing from more Americans living just above the federal poverty line who can't get the help they need wsj.com/lifestyle/pove…

Really interesting 🧵:

The life and death of Bubba Copeland Death: As a Christian and as a pastor, he thought that in a pinch the Sermon on the Mount was just about all the Bible a man would ever need, and his favorite verse was Matthew 7:1—“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” esquire.com/news-politics/…