Your Mid-Week Experiment
Welcome to all the new subscribers 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:
If you liked my weekend essay, you’ll love Stefan Hankin’s razor-sharp analysis inside polling that shows Florida and Ohio in play. (Trendency's Political Trendwatch)
Thanks to Walker Lukens for recommending Clairo’s latest album.
Read two smart pieces dissecting Donald Trump’s communication style. Here’s one that argues the mainstream news media has become his “assisted living program.” (Editorial Board)
Here’s another that argues that Trump’s “weave” not only “demands an almost burdensome amount of attention for the listener” but also “proves him — almost every time he opens his mouth — to be unfit for office.” (John McWhorter)
Do I remember why I subscribed to Joel Stein’s newsletter? Nor do I have any recollection of ever reading a single newsletter I’ve received. But after reading “Mila Kunis Doesn't Know Who I Am,” I’m glad I did. (The End of My Career)
The inside story of the conflict between the DOJ and the FBI over searching Mar-a-Lago for classified documents is more nuanced than I expected. (David Rohde)
This piece is a brutal takedown of the moral cowardice of the Republican Party—and it’s a fun read! (Mark Leibovich)
Pastitsio is my go-to special occasion dish for guests. Think lasagna, but Greek. (New York Times Cooking)
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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 is out from Penguin Random House.