The Best Paragraph I've Read...

Is from multiple articles from the Economist Magazine. Zac & Don Briefly discuss the following topics: Iran Divides Into 30,000 Units? USA Travel Deficit? Paying to Avoid Russia's Frontline? Decline Gulf Remittances? Reducing Buffett Waste? Ukraine = Drone Experts? More Nuclear States?

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

"I have driven cross-country four times, at least if you count a 3/4 trip as valid.  I also have driving experience in virtually all states, including Hawaii and Alaska, neither of which would be part of typical cross-country travel.

I recommend this mode of transport highly, especially for the United States.  Here are a few observations:"

This paragraph was written by Tyler Cowen on his blog Marginal Revolution. You can read the full blog post here.

Zac & Don discuss professor Cowen's rules for driving across America.

The Best Paragraph I've Read...

Comes from an essay in the New York Times titled: "How Can America Be So Miserable When It Is So Rich?" The essay is written by David French. You can read the full essay here.

The Best Paragraph I've Read comes from the following two articles in the Wall Street Journal:

Reclassifying Your 8th Grader for NIL & Scholarship Opportunities

Most Elite Adults were NOT Elite as Children

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

comes from the following articles that Zac & Don discuss:

Nuclear Predictions Markets Are Canceled

Should You Work Harder Now?

Bitcoins Vibe is Off

Education Tech Doesn't Show Gains

No One Cares About Tik Tok Anymore

Single Earning Households On the Decline

The Russian Economy Is Dying

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

"Open land represents the future in its purest form — after all, every place was no place at some point. The quest for resources, escaping bondage or seeking places to worship freely have all motivated new settlements and fresh modes of living. Buildings, sure, but also a chance to improve society in a place where the future looms larger than the past."

This paragraph comes from the New York Times. The article is titled: "Maybe America Needs Some New Cities." The article is written by Conor Dougherty. You can read the full article here.

Zac & Don discuss the idea of building cities from fresh land. They wonder what the pros and cons are. They also wonder if they will just become the same places with the same problems once people move in.

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

"By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured,adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us. Each child who strays from our standards becomes a potential medical mystery to be solved, with more tests to take, more metrics to assess. The onlything that seems to consistently evade the detectives is the world around that child — the one made by the grown-ups."

This article comes from the New York Times. The title is: "Are Schools a Problem?" The author is Sam Sifton. You can read the full article here.

Zac & Don are joined by their good friend Dave McKay. The three discuss whether schools and their system of standards should be blamed for the rise in childhood anxiety. They wonder if it is possible phones are being unfairly blamed.

Don tells Zac whether he needs to stop or keep thinking about the following issues:

Robots taking Jobs

The Southern Cone Thesis

China's Growing Aircraft Carrier Collection

Greenland's Subsidized Population

The Dollars Declining Value

The Best Paragraph this week comes from Kent Hendrick's Blog Post on 52 Things I Learned in 2025. You can read the entire blog here.

Zac and Don discuss their favorite facts and statistics that Mr. Hendricks shares in his article.

The Best Paragraph I've Read comes from the new book by Chuck Klosterman, "Football."

Zac & Don discuss the first half of the book. They wonder about why so few people play the game, if it's the perfect TV product, whether the game is applied track, and more!