The Top 5: Christians and Populism
Plus, catch up on Wear We Are
The Top 5 articles for your week:
“Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn’t?” (Washington Post)
Because there are too many lines to choose from in this excellent essay by Mike Gerson, but we hope you’ll read it, “In the United States, grievance is structural and is becoming supreme.”
“What is school for?” (NYT)
Because this is an excellent collection of essays on the state of American schools and what these schools provide some of our most vulnerable children.
“The Death Cheaters” (Toronto Life)
Because “Biohacking—to “hack” one’s biology for the purposes of optimization—is wellness spiked with gadgetry…the category covers pretty much any health intervention, from the obvious to the outlandish. Yoga is a biohack. So is wearing a Fitbit. So are probiotics and mood-enhancing supplements, forest bathing and looking deeply into another person’s eyes for a full minute. Also DIY experimental gene editing, fecal transplantation and uploading your consciousness onto an external server in the hopes of one day joining a race of cyborgs. (Elon Musk is working on it.) The common thread among biohackers is a mindset that views Mother Nature’s work as a starting point. Our bodies and minds are like early generation iPhones that can be optimized with frequent upgrades.”
“Dust and Bones” (Atmos)
Because climate change is going to increase the death rate for migrants crossing at the southern border…and most likely every where else in the world.
“A Hole in the Head” (Harper’s Magazine)
Because this article asks questions about the nature of addiction, especially during an opioid crisis and when there’s burgeoning new techniques to treat it.
ICYMI, here are the Wear We Are episodes from this past week:
The Morning Five August 29, 2022
The Morning Five August 30, 2022
The Morning Five August 31, 2022