Next Right Reads

Liz Wolfe says we destroy our echo chambers.

So blow up your echo chamber. Watch it burn. Smash holes into it, if you must, just find a way to get yourself out. People and relationships will change, and values are more important than politics. Seek out friendships that challenge you, beliefs that confuse you, and viewpoints that shock you (to a degree.

Kyle Hauptman remembers Lehman Brothers.

The Friday before they filed for bankruptcy — September 12, 2008 — I was working as a money-market trader for Lehman Brothers in Sydney, Australia. I remember we went to the local pub that evening (ok fine, it was really about 2pm; nobody would trade with us anyway). We thought that by Monday, we’d be employees of either Barclays or Bank of America — that there would be a government-induced ‘shotgun wedding’ in which Lehman would be acquired by one of those firms.

Noelle Clemente previews a Clinton or Trump administration.

No matter what happens in November, a few things are clear:

The usual rules are out the window;

Establishment parties need to carefully evaluate the state of their parties and what their members really stand for;

Everyone in Washington may be intensely focused on November 8, 2016, but the real questions and work will begin the following day.