Last Sunday of the year.
The Illiberal's Dilemma: Why illiberalism cannot deliver on its promises.
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back - The Atlantic: The Conservative legal movement is best explained as the Confederate rearguard, doing its best to ensure that the Constitution is no longer the source of liberty it was after the Reconstruction Amendments passed.
Why are shots on goal disappearing across the NHL? - The Athletic: I had noticed this anecdotally, but it is interesting to read how technology is changing how we understand the game.
'Family kept me going' - Irish woman after ICE detention: ICE needs to be abolished.
The best books, films and TV that tackled AI + tech in 2025: Good list to spend your holiday gift money on.
Chipwrecked: Can Nvidia avoid the crash? | The Verge: Imitative AI seems a race between the founders’ ability to cash out and investors’ patience with respect to profits.
The Kill Switch - by Parker Molloy - The Present Age: The Trump Admin now controls almost all mainstream media in this country.
Presenting The 2025 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many | Defector: Writing is hard. And funny.
How AI broke the smart home in 2025 | The Verge: APIs are always better for well defined task than probabilistic systems.
How Rep. Dan Goldman’s Office Became a ‘Triage Center’ for ICE Detainees: Good people doing good work.
The Year “6 7” Ate Parents’ Minds - The Ringer: The point of children is to mystify adults.
Republicans Who Backed Afghan Visas Are Mum as Trump Halts Them - The New York Times: This is pure evil and everyone who supports this needs to be hounded from public office.
Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling - Ars Technica: Some people are devoted to the most wholesome things.
Salesforce regrets firing 4000 experienced staff and replacing them with AI: Probabilities are not a replacement for expertise.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: Don’t really agree with this, but its an interesting perspective nonetheless.
Dingus of the Year: Pete Hegseth | Patreon: I would have gone with JFK jr, but this is a strong case.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing Me Back To Hockey | Defector: Hockey is the best sport with the worst league and possibly the worst culture.
Have the best possible week, everyone.