📈Happy Memorial Day Weekend
It's a long weekend. In lieu of our commentary, let’s turn it over to some of the articles and essays we had bookmarked for catching up on.
This Memorial Day, Remember with Me by Will Selber (The Bulwark)
But Memorial Day gives me time to remember all of them and to reflect on their lives. As I do, I renew my life’s pledge: to be a man worthy of the sacrifice they made.
Their stories are worth remembering. Their lives are worth honoring. I share their stories so you can help me remember, too.
Notes on Losing by Jay Kaspian Kang ($ The New Yorker)
Nearly every time I play tennis, I melt down spectacularly. Why do I keep coming back for more?
In the past nine months, I have played around a hundred tennis matches and lost roughly ninety of them. The tally is far more brutal than just the win-loss record. Each week, I spend about ten hours on the court, and at least three hours watching YouTube tutorials that cheerily tell me how I can fix my serve with the aid of a towel or a set of small plastic cones. Then I take a few more hours to browse Instagram ads for racquets, shoes, or polarized sunglasses that promise to be the last tennis sunglasses I will ever need to buy. Despite these commitments, I lose to all skill levels and styles—U.S.T.A. 2.0s, U.S.T.A. 3.5s, pushers, serve machines, young and old—at the same rate.
‘Succession’ Precap: One Burning Question Ahead of the Series Finale (The Ringer Staff)
The finale of Succession raises the question of who will come out on top.
Kendall is a strong contender, having shown leadership skills and making deals to secure his position.
Marcia, with her voting shares and knowledge of Kendall's actions, could be a surprising choice.
The possibility of no one winning is also discussed, with the belief that the Roys are not suited for serious business.
The hope is that all the hidden secrets and ugliness will be exposed, leading to the downfall of the Roys and their empire.
The Hottest Trend in Investing Is Mostly a Sham by James Surowiecki ($ The Atlantic)
Conservative rhetoric about ESG investing may be politically expedient, but it is profoundly out of touch with reality. ESG ratings generally do not, it turns out, measure what most people think they measure. The most scandalous thing about ESG is not that it leads corporations to pursue progressive environmental and social goals. It’s that it pretends to, while in fact doing little of the sort.
What is NASA working on? by Devika Rao (The Week)
Perhaps the mission with the most publicity, NASA's Artemis mission aims to put people back on the moon and "establish the first long-term presence." The project has bipartisan support, as it was created during the Trump administration and reaffirmed during the Biden administration, according to Ars Technica.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend