Things happen in the world. Zvi does a good job of covering them. Obviously there’s no point in mentioning any of that in a monthly links post.

A claim: increase in substance abuse accounts for between one-tenth and one-quarter of the pandemic-era decline in labor force participation rates.

Paul Graham’s musings on heresy. Mostly flagellating a deceased equine—but of course if you’re not a veterinarian you might not have noticed.

A glossary of military jargon.

On the incompetence of ethnic parties. You get what you optimize for!