
What would help Americans scroll less? Friction, privacy limits, and offline defaults could shift behavior at scale.

Does anti-elite media sharpen or shatter judgment? Extremist talking heads destabilize reality and easing moral inversion.

Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.

Exploring the ‘sin’ of our time, this piece unveils the arrogance in assuming history is deterministically linear.

Our daily rundown of the articles from around the web that we feel our readers would enjoy and appreciate. We hope to highlight the best of what’s around. Public Square Bulletin recommends: Is Putin Committing Genocide in Ukraine? Alexander J. Motyl—Tablet While this article starts with rather frank and graphic depictions of the war in Ukraine, it makes a strong argument that the war is not merely an exercise in taking territory, but is ultimately an attack on the Ukrainian people. Friendship > Politics Maya Rackoff—Common Sense Has a shift in politics over the last three years hurt the relationships most important to us? Maya Rackoff talks about her experience with her friend as they navigated different opinions, and then bonded over both being on the wrong side of campus scandals. 5 Ways to Stop Gossip in the Church Greg Gordon—Anglican Compass The problem of gossip in church spans denominations. This insightful piece from the Anglican tradition includes suggestions such as “Fast from gossiping” and forgiveness. The Key to a Good Parent-Child Relationship? Low Expectations. Arthur C. Brooks—The Atlantic Citing research about the importance of adult child-parent relationships, Arthur Brooks explores what makes these relationships most successful for both parties. Meet Elon Musk’s right-hand man, a Mormon ex-Morgan Stanley banker who is the polar opposite of the impulsive billionaire Hayley Cuccinelo—Business Insider Business Insider profiles one of the most important people in the world of business, who happens to be a Latter-day Saint.

Lots of people read lots of things these days. But it’s a very different kind of reading than before. Here’s why that should worry us.
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