1. This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion can’t speak Spanish and doesn’t read books.
2. The changing ancestry of Russian tsars.
3. Bankers using drugs, the latest version of the story (WSJ).
4. The importance of the opening of the Suez Canal.
5. Is there a Puritan name resurgence in America?
6. From a reader: Perplexity analyzes Tyler Cowen.
8. Luke Burgis writes up the forthcoming Rene Girard documentary. And direct link to the trailer.
9. Andrej prompts o1 pro to write as the Founding Fathers.
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