THE NEW CRITERION: The latest issue features a new series on “The Classical Inheritance”…
THE NEW CRITERION – SEPTEMBER 2026
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 17, 2026 PREVIEW
BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The King Of ETFs’ – After a late start, Vanguard raced ahead with exchange-graded funds under CEO Salim Ramji. What’s next?
Vanguard Conquered the ETF World. Where It’s Aiming Next.
Here’s how CEO Salim Ramji plans to bring Vanguard’s low-cost, high-return formula to cash savings, financial advice, and active fixed income.
Uber Stock Looks Cheap. Here’s Why.
Its stock is down, but investors shouldn’t overreact to worries about the autonomous-vehicle business.
This Healthcare Services Stock Has 37% Upside
Medpace has carved out a niche helping smaller biotechs navigate the regulatory process.
The Hidden Red Flag in Wall Street’s Price Targets
Nvidia and other tech stocks have a wide “dispersion” of price targets. Why that could be a problem for investors.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026
Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial
A U.S. attorney subpoenaed a firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of the judge who conducted the trial that led to President Trump’s felony conviction.
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.
Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base in Bahrain
As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the U.S. would or could defend them in a war.
The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare to Ask
Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits in Iran’s authoritarian system. Many wonder how it has remained on air.
Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill 9 People, Health Officials Say
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
Little Thefts, Big Charges: Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Lesser Fraud
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases.
Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier Deployed for Months
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.
Inside Russia’s Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
One Sudanese City Is the Civil War’s Latest Battleground
Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.
SCIENCE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 13, 2026
SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Windows Into The Past’ – Fossilized shark denticles provide a view of preexploitation abundance.
Planned satellite constellations risk runaway debris
Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
Researchers struggle to improve nonopioid pain drugs
Studies probe the limits of new sodium channel blockers
Physicists find strong evidence for elusive ‘glueball’
Long-sought particle, made of force-carrying gluons, represents a new type of matter
Fight over Colorado River water threatens ecosystems
After a record-low snowpack, federal authorities canceled dam releases for managing fish and sandbars
Tau can wreak havoc in brain cells’ energy factories
Study of mitochondria suggests new treatment strategy for Alzheimer’s and other diseases
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 15, 2026 PREVIEW
The Taliban are vile. Democracies must still engage with them
Five years after America’s exit, the Afghan regime is not going anywhere
America really might restore democracy to Venezuela
Thank Marco Rubio, but beware the caprice of his boss
A bill to punish Putin gives too much power to Donald Trump
Walloping the global trading system is no way to help Ukraine
China has wrested control of oil markets from OPEC
When market power comes from buying power, oil importers can do better
In praise of designer-ish babies
Couples should be allowed to select embryos on the basis of both disease resistance and IQ
THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – AUGUST 14, 2026
The fall of Jason Arday
What does the response to his public disgrace tell us about Britain? By Pratinav Anil
A dream of Cambridge
The university’s place in the public imagination is as illusory as Jason Arday’s academic credentials By David Runciman
The world is more dangerous than I can ever remember
We are running out of time By Jeremy Bowen
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY —- AUGUST 14, 2026 PREVIEW
When a crisis brought on by a rash idea that results in the most prominent part of an organisation saying it will boycott the business’s showcase event doesn’t die down after a couple of weeks, observers might expect the boss to be considering his future. Not when it’s Fifa and not when it’s Gianni Infantino, the president of football’s world governing body and the subject of this week’s big story.
Jonathan Wilson’s witty account of how Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors led to the current standoff between Infantino and Fifa’s regional associations is riveting even if you are not a football fan. Jonathan explains how money, egos and some murky politicking collided to elect Infantino on the promise of reform. It’s a tale that has little to do with the sport and its ardent fans, and has far more in common with Shakespeare or a political drama. With a neat circularity, it traces how “Fifa’s attempt to move on from the crisis caused by the executive who rented an apartment for his cats in Trump Tower has wound up back in Trump Tower, with a president who rents an office there”.
Spotlight | ‘I’ll cut your throat’
Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, women are being killed with impunity. A reporting team from Zan Times collects shocking evidence of femicide
Environment | Smoke alarm
As wildfires grow in frequency and spread, environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan reports of the race to untangle the links between exposure to fine particulates in smoke and increased mortality
Feature | War and language learning
Soon after her first reporting trip to Ukraine, our chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins began to learn Ukrainian. She explains how the process taught her more about herself than she had expected
Opinion | Rule breakers need regulation
The revelation that AI went rogue in test conditions should be a call for a wise US leader to back the introduction of an international rule-based order, says Rafael Behr
Culture | What’s eating Dominic Sessa?
Being cast as the lead in Tony, the biopic of bad-boy chef and Kitchen Confidential author Anthony Bourdain let Sessa immerse himself in the 1970s where, he tells Ryan Gilbey, he wouldn’t mind staying
THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
Russian Strikes on Dozens of Grain Ships Threaten Global Food Supplies
The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.
For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’
Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo
Premier’s Death Rekindles Memories of a More Open China
Tributes recalled Zhu Rongji’s spirited style and his efforts to integrate China into global commerce, in contrast with the rigidity of the Xi Jinping era.
Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.
The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. But the fleet has largely sat idle for months.
Hegseth Is Pressed to Clarify His Lawyer’s Role in Promotion Decisions
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026
AI Is Revolutionizing Strategic Decision-Making
New tools can improve human judgment by tirelessly generating, evaluating, and synthesizing insights.
How AI Agents Orchestrate Work Across Silos
A new generation of tools can connect functions and reduce the friction that slows companies down.
The HBR Interview with Verizon CEO Dan Schulma
His mindset: “Losing doesn’t work for me.”
Life’s Work: An Interview with Dionne Warwick
The legendary singer on her six-decade career.
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