Sunday Digest No. 11

Fathers - Boots - Coaching - Hats - Helplessness

Jan 26, 2025

Welcome to my Sunday Digest, where I share all of my own writing over the past week, and some of the very best work published on Substack.

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Society

Emeth

Contemplating Death

“Live Free Or Die…

3 days ago · 9 likes · 10 comments · Cameron M. Bailey

The Honest Broker

Google Is Now the East India Company of the Internet

Can you imagine a company so powerful that it controls half of the world’s trade…

6 days ago · 724 likes · 121 comments · Ted Gioia

What then?

What A Green Beret Can Teach Us About Helplessness

6 days ago · 47 likes · 27 comments · Sam Alaimo

The Freedom Scale

The REAL Problem with Billionaires

Billionaires can be very dangerous…

3 days ago · 49 likes · 44 comments · Christopher Cook

Things I Like And Don't Like

Don’t Like - Parents On Their Phones With Their Kids

Last weekend I was out having brunch with my girlfriend and a friend from out of town. We had a nice time, although there was one moment that distinctly bummed me out. Across the way from us, a father and his young teenage son sat in a booth. The kid looked through the menu while the dad scrolled on his phone. To be clear, he was scrolling. He wasn’t re…

2 days ago · 4 likes · 1 comment · David Azrael

benn.substack

Hotel California

In 2011, Hugo Chavez wanted his gold back. It was stored in vaults in London—$11 billion of it; 13,000 bars of it; 160 metrics tons of it; 350,000 pounds of it; a blue whale of it—and that made things complicated: If Hugo Chavez wanted to use the gold to buy cars, or food, or…

17 days ago · 139 likes · 32 comments · Benn Stancil

Culture

Emeth

Ye Haw! Cowboy Boots

When you look at Washington State from outside of it, or from within the Puget Sound region, you most likely have an image of hip urban cities with a west coast vibe, supported by aerospace, software, and online goods and services…

9 days ago · 11 likes · 17 comments · Cameron M. Bailey

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The Unchecked Libidinal Energy of Politics: A Review of Nancy Mace’s Twitter Account

No longer are we living in the age of movies, music, literature, and fashion—we’re well and truly in the Digital Age. In the spirit of that claim, I’ve decided to start running reviews of Internet-na…

4 days ago · 88 likes · 22 comments · sam buntz

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Robert’s Substack

Dad told me to be quiet!

“Learn to be quiet, and you’ll observe that you’re being watched.” – JRM…

5 days ago · 1 like · 1 comment · Robert Mullis

Aaron Renn

"Even Tiger Woods Has a Coach"

My reader survey showed a desire for practical content. Today I’m writing the first of two pieces on the role of mentors, both to help you think about what you need from a mentor, and how you should…

a year ago · 27 likes · 10 comments · Aaron M. Renn

Hats

Melania's Hat

Cameron M. Bailey

Jan 23

Undoubtedly the automobile killed the proper hat. Because there is nothing suitable to do with the hat once one is inside the car.

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Glenn’s Substack

Hats

I know a guy, who is obsessed with hats. He talks about them constantly, providing a great source of entertainment as he waxes eloquently about the different styles and colors he’s bought over the years…

7 days ago · 3 likes · 7 comments · Glenn Geiss

I hope that you enjoyed today’s digest, and I thank you for welcoming it into your home! A final shout out to the great writers featured here today:

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Alkemye

I love your round-ups Cameron and find many great reads! I was especially drawn to Christopher Cook’s writing on billionaires, where he offers a fascinating perspective. Thank you, and I greatly appreciate you sharing my work. I am honored! Saludé! 🫡❤️ Hats off to you! 🤠😍

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