The Daily Stoic - Tyler Cowen: Identifying talent and Self-Improvement Seeing the Roman Emperors’ apprenticeship as a series of successful talent identification was novel.

You Are Not So Smart - #241: The Status Game | Will Storr David was persuaded that status is the source code, not just a program running on our underlying evolved psychology.

EconTalk - Will MacAskill: Long-term-ism and What We Owe the Future Russ’ hit rate for speaking to guests with which he disagrees is higher than any other podcast host. His intelligent dissidence taught me more than Will’s appearance on sympathetic people’s podcasts.

Hold These Truths - Thanos Was Wrong About Scarcity | Marian Tupy If I want to get my facts straight, I’d be wise to read Marian’s book.

The Indicator - The California Effect California’s over-regulation protects incumbents and impacts how businesses operate worldwide.

Honestly - Oberlin Accused the Gibsons of Racism, Now It Owes Them $36 Million I’m glad the college’s pusillanimous rebuke of the bakery was punished.

The Reason Interview - Russ Roberts: Why Economists Are Irrelevant Every great thinker has a quirk, and Russ’ is his religiosity. Nick is an overtly great fan.

The Fifth Column - #372: The Queen is Dead Kmele and Michael had an honest, intelligent, and funny conversation about monarchy, colonisation, and empire.