Brief Hiatus

But I'll leave you with things to read

Friends,

I am taking a break from my newsletter for the next few weeks as I push through on finishing my book. All of my brainpower needs to be reserved for that. In the meantime, here is a very relevant reading list.

This Annie Lowrey piece on what people mean when they say “Defund the Police.”

This piece from Brentin Mock teasing out the same ideas a few years ago.

This article by Sarah Holder about how reforms worked in Camden, New Jersey.

This Jamelle Bouie column about how the police are the ones rioting.

This NPR segment about the unprecedented depth and breadth of these Black Lives Matter protests.

This Ben Smith media column about how the protests stretching back to Ferguson, Missouri, are changing newsrooms.

This Guardian news story from Jason Wilson about false rumors of looters coming to very rural areas.

This essay from Lauren Michele Jackson about anti-racist reading lists.

This piece from Ed Yong from TWO YEARS AGO about how we weren’t ready for a pandemic.

This piece from Ed Yong last month about how we live in a patchwork pandemic.

I’ll plan on returning next month!