Hi there.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend— and if you live on the Gulf Coast, I hope you’ve managed to stay safe and dry. Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing some thoughts and readings on American history, and Thursday, we’ll take another look at the upcoming spending bill. For now, though, let’s get you caught up on news and essays from the weekend.
Afghanistan
New York Times: US Shoots Down Rockets Aimed at Kabul’s Airport.
New York Times: American University of Afghanistan Students and Relatives Trying to Flee Were Sent Home.
New York Times: 98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After US Military Departs
AP: “We Can’t Do Enough”: Lawmakers Flooded by Evacuation Pleas
CNN: Ten Family Members, Including Children, Killed in US Strike in Kabul, Relative Says
Politico: Pentagon Prepared for “Mass Casualty” Attack at Kabul Airport Hours Before Explosion
WaPo Opinion: At a Badly Shaken White House, “Sadness and Horror”
New Yorker: What We Left Behind in Afghanistan
Newsweek: What Russia, China, Iran Want in Afghanistan When US Troops Leave
Hurricane Ida
Esoterica
NYT Media Equation: Inside Politico’s Billion-Dollar Drama
NYT Opinion: When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?
Boston Review: Bad Information
New York Magazine: What’s a Master’s Degree Really Worth?
Lastly…
Daryl Hall, of Hall and Oates fame, talks to Vulture about his favorite songs from a career full of earworms. Cheers to that.
Thank you for caring enough to read.
Be safe. Drink water. You are loved.
Talk to you tomorrow.