Favorite Rejects 2022-09-11

Agnes Callard @AgnesCallard

"many people who think they are opposed to utilitarianism are really reacting against a broader phenomenon, namely, systematic theorizing"

rychappell.substack.comPuzzles for EveryoneLeaving details blank is not a theoretical virtue

Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast

@LawDavF described well what is happening: Russia's military loses were gradual, but now sudden.

samf.substack.comGradually, then SuddenlyThe Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk “How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout. A supposedly resilient and well-eq…

Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti

Christina Bobb hired a lawyer, which was a good move because it appears that she needs one. Presumably that lawyer advised her not to continue representing Trump in the DOJ criminal investigation and to exercise her right to remain silent regarding this matter. https://t.co/IBVhB3hpOw

Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

bit of news here, Christina Bobb is said to have retained a lawyer. Bobb has been identified as the lawyer who signed the statement, drafted primarily by another Trump lawyer, that the May subpoena for classified documents had been sufficiently answered https://t.co/bLMfnVIf8E

Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro

Russian army losing so badly that Putin is at risk of losing the support of the Republican Party.

Damon Beres 🦇 @dlberes

Good time to read one of the greatest features in recent history, if you haven’t already

theatlantic.comWhat Bobby McIlvaine Left BehindBobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss.

Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies

FWIW, I would totally watch a fast-paced CGP Grey video about Susan's family tree.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

America was super-racist by this metric very recently but there’s been a ton of improvement

axios.comThe rise of interracial marriage — and its approval ratingIt’s one of the starkest statistical changes in American opinion.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Grimly funny that Trump’s biggest vulnerability in the primary is probably Operation Warp Speed, a big success that saved a lot of lives.

Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait

“They were wrong about the efficacy of the mRNA vaccines.” DeSantis keeps courting anti-vaxxers https://t.co/q0jxOjUxgo

Timothy B. Lee @binarybits

I would love to understand the day-to-day experience of a soldier on a battlefield like Ukraine right now with heavy use of long-range artillery and rockets. It must be terrifying. No contact with the enemy for days and then boom someone drops a rocket on you from 20 miles away.