The New York Times – Sunday, April 20, 2025

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Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Deportation of Migrants Under Wartime Law

More than 50 Venezuelans were believed to be scheduled to be flown out of the country, presumably to El Salvador, from an immigration detention center in Anson, Texas.

Defying the Law and the Courts, Trump Seeks to Shift the Focus

The president is trying to rewrite the narrative of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation as a dispute about illegal immigration rather than the rule of law.

Trump’s Aid Cuts Hit the Hungry in a City of Shellfire and Starvation

The stark consequences of the rollback are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has combined with a staggering humanitarian catastrophe.

The Firefighter With O.C.D. and the Vaccine He Believed Would Kill Him

For years, Timmy Reen tried to hide his compulsions and rituals from everyone at his New York City firehouse — until his secret was forced out in the open.

Barron’s Magazine ——April 21, 2025 Preview

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE (April 19, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The War On College Endowments’…

University Endowments Are Worth $874 Billion. Trump Is Waging War on Them.

Under attack from Washington, Harvard and other elite schools could be facing an ‘existential threat.’ What the future holds.

Bonds Are a Buy Again. Where to Find Yields of 6% or More.

From junk bonds to munis to mortgage securities, yields are elevated and prices depressed. Ten funds to consider.

The Trade War Is Here. Retirees, It’s Time to Protect Your Portfolio.

Make sure you have enough cash, and consider alternatives to stocks and bonds that can hold up in downturn.

The Market Had Another Rough Week. The Fed’s Powell Remains Calm.

Teresa Rivas

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

MONOCLE RADIO (April 19, 2025): Journalist Vincent McAviney joins Georgina Godwin to discuss Washington’s threat to abandon Ukraine, life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and robots running in a Beijing half-marathon. Plus: Monocle’s Monica Lillis speaks to Kevin Evers, senior editor at ‘Harvard Business Review’, about his new book on the strategic genius of Taylor Swift.

The New York Times – Saturday, April 19, 2025

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Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to War in Ukraine Is ‘Doable’

“If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed meetings in Paris.

Trump Administration Bolsters Putin With Hint of Abandoning Ukraine Talks

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both suggested Friday that the United States might wash its hands of the peace effort.

Kennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.

People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.

Democrats Step Up Trump Resistance as Base Hungers for More of a Fight

Out of power in Congress, Democrats who were slow to fight back against President Trump are increasingly finding ways to do so. But activists want much more.

The New York Times Magazine – April 20, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (April 18, 2025): The 4.20.25 Issue features Paul Tough on rethinking A.D.H.D.; Rowan Moore Gerety on going to civil court without a lawyer; Jonathan Mahler on the G.O.P.’s recent affinity for Russia; Mark Yarm on the techno-utopians colonizing the sea; and more.


Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

With diagnoses at a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it.

Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t.

It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.

The Techno-Utopians Who Want to Colonize the Sea

Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters. By Mark Yarm

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The New York Times – Friday, April 18, 2025

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A Legal Battle Over Trump’s Threats to Public School Funding Has Begun

Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.

Trump Threatens to Block Harvard From Enrolling International Students

The Trump administration said Harvard must share detailed records about its foreign students, an escalation in the administration’s fight against prominent American schools.

Maryland Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador

Earlier in the day, armed military officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.

Trump Lashes Out at Fed Chair for Not Cutting Rates

Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become more clear. President Trump, pushing for interest rate cuts, said, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”

Commentary Magazine – May 2025 Preview

May 2025 – Commentary Magazine

Commentary Magazine (April 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Untold Story of How Israel Failed on October 7’….

The Untold Story of How Israel Failed on October 7

by Jonathan Foreman

Greenpeace Pays the Piper

by James B. Meigs

In Argentina, a Lighthouse for the Hemisphere

Javier Milei and other regional leaders are set on de-woking and rebuilding Latin America by Robert C. Thornett

The New Criterion ——– May 2025 Preview

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THE NEW CRITERION (April 16, 2025): The latest issue features…

The crime of noticing

On the writings of Renaud Camus. by Douglas Murray

There at “The New Yorker”

On A Century of Fiction in “The New Yorker”: 1925–2025, edited by Deborah Treisman. by Bruce Bawer

By measure he lived

On the great English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. by Harry Adams

The whispers of Joseph Joubert

On Paul Auster’s translation of the French aphorist. by Mark LaFlaur

The New York Times – Thursday, April 17, 2025

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‘Alien Enemies’ or Innocent Men? Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backgrounds or links to the gang.

Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador

The move was a remarkable attempt by a jurist to hold the White House accountable for its apparent willingness to flout court orders.

Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations

The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.

Will Americans Eat a $100 Tariff on Shein Packages?

The Trump administration’s plan to add steep fees to packages from China will deal a blow to Temu, Shein and some TikTok Shop sellers, worrying American consumers.

The Economist Magazine – April 19, 2025 Preview

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (April 16, 2025): The latest issue features How a dollar crisis would unfold…

How a dollar crisis would unfold

If investors keep selling American assets, a grim fate awaits the world economy

In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a man

What’s at stake in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Zuckerberg on trial: why Meta deserves to win

Social media has plenty of problems. Lack of competition isn’t one of them

Brazil’s Supreme Court is on trial

How a superstar judge illuminates an excessive concentration of power