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Weekend Reading | Saturday, July 18, 2026

Who Is America’s Homer?

Who is America’s great Poet?

On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness

We need “recovery” rest. We also need the “hour you spend going nowhere, for no reason, with no benefit, watching the light change” kind of rest.

Why Are Americans So Anxious?

All of these add to our negativity, but definitely #6.

Is the vibecession real — or is the survey broken?

The way survey data is gathered matters a great deal to the survey’s outcome.

When and how asset location matters

Asset location is a tax reduction strategy. Here’s a primer from Vanguard.

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Always reading, always learning, Jonathan hand-selects these articles for readers each week. To view Jonathan’s curated articles from previous weeks, CLICK HERE.

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