Weekly Open Thread and Digest

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In Case You Missed It—Last Week's Articles:

1. How Bad Will the Second Half of the 2020s Be? Or, Three Transformations at a Turning Point in Human History

2. Why Democracy’s Side’s is Losing So Badly That We’re About to Lose Democracy, Why it Matters, And What to do About It

3. The Election, Echoes of 1968, and How History’s Mistakes Repeat Themselves

4. Our Civilization is Mortal, The Most Important Speech of the 21st Century, (Deep) Optimism and Pessimism, and Much More

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Hi!

How is everyone this week?

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I hope you all had a fantastic weekend—as always, sending a big hug from Snowy and me!

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