Your 5/6 Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported, mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. As always, this bugga free.
Let’s get right to it:
The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson. Turns out Thomas Jefferson’s attitude about slavery changed when he calculated how much profit he made each time one of his slaves gave birth. (free link)
the psychopath theory. Michelle Wolf makes a bracing point. If owning humans is psychopathic behavior, what allegiance do we owe the Constitution? I have thoughts that I’ll pull together this weekend. (free link)
“50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat.” The reason we think a high-fat diet is linked to heart disease is because the sugar lobby threw money at some scientists because it was tired of studies linking sugar to it. Thanks, Harvard. (free link)
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ has a boyfriend problem. This, by Monica Hesse, was more thoughtful even than the by-line promised. (gift link)
This is kinda fun. Fun villains to boo.
We set up a merch table in the back where you can get T-shirts, coffee mugs, and even tote bags now. Show the world that you’re part of The Experiment.
Buy the book Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick banned from the Bullock Texas History Museum: Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of the American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and myself.