I can't remember the last thing I read that made me as angry and disgusted as Michael Lewis's The Blockers, which is about the civil servants who tried to resist DOGE. Essentially, Musk licensed sulky, arrogant 20-something men to shred a whole load of stuff they didn't bother to understand.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) is asking the Justice Department why it has declined to assist state and foreign investigations sparked by the Epstein files, suggesting an area of focus for his party should it win a House majority in November.

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I'm trying to remember any other politician where a mainstream network brought on a theology professor to critique whether their personal religion violated the doctrine of a different religious denomination. Do Catholic political candidates have to debate a scholar advocating sola scriptura?

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I spoke with The Daily about what’s happening to mathematics in the age of AI—and what it feels like to be a mathematician right now. The conversation went places I hadn’t expected. Thank you to Rachel Abrams, Annie Minoff, and their team. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/p...

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This was one of the most beautiful podcast episodes I have ever listened to. Thank you @stevenstrogatz.com for sharing your thoughts on this very timely topic. Rachel Abrams did such a good job with this interview.

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