Weekend Reads for January 13
Democracy on the line worldwide, what voters really want, and how billionaires shape our landscape
It’s the first long weekend of 2024, and we’re thinking about what it means to enter another critical year for democracy.
While we’ll be spending a lot of time this year looking at democracy here in America, an unprecedented number of people worldwide are set to pick their elected representatives this year, kicking off with Taiwan’s general election today, in which Lai Ching-te, the vice president who has sought greater distance from Beijing, appears to have prevailed.
Below is some reading material, on that topic and beyond, that we think might be worthy of your time this weekend. Enjoy! A reminder that Weekend Reads are a bonus for supporting subscribers. So if you haven’t joined us yet, do so today!
Billionaires bail out
“In a world of intensifying crises like climate change and economic inequality, some billionaires have a novel solution: high-tech secession.” [The New Republic]
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