Sunday assorted links

1. Most of the claims in this Evgeny Morozov NYT Op-Ed are wrong (for a start, he doesn’t realize that current public libraries are largely empty), but it makes the interesting point that AI represents the fulfillment of a neoliberal vision, as on that turf government simply cannot keep up.  Also from NYT here is Rabbi Wolpe, much better and saner than BAP and a lot of the other stuff people are looking to.

2. The weirdest political video I ever have seen? See #7 for background!

3. They are solving for the new no affirmative action equilibrium.

4. Massive phosphate rock deposit discovered in Norway. Julian Simon ascendant.

5. Why Would Anyone Collect 150 John Deere Lawn Tractors? Why not I say!?

6. Folsom Prison Blues (instrumental).

7. Niall Ferguson on the 17th century (Bloomberg). Close to my own views.