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I am amazed by the fact that Caltrain ridership tracks the Nasdaq. This is the kind of relationship that I would never think about on my own, but once I read it, it clicked and makes perfect sense. I wonder if similar correlations can be found for other cities and their public transit.

• Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership
  Georgia Wells - WSJ
  
• How Econ Got Crime and Punishment Wrong
  Noah Smith - Bloomberg View
  
• Religions Are What People Make Them
  Paul Krugman - NYT
  
• Rate Rage in 1932
  Paul Krugman - NYT
  
• Across the USA by Train for Just $213
  Derek Low
  

• The Salmon Taboo
  Planet Money (Podcast)
  
• Unit Economics
  Sam Altman
  
• The Rage of the Bankers
  Paul Krugman - NYT
  

I can’t recommend Gopnik’s article enough. It is a really interesting read about history, faith, and human life. If you read any online article today, this should be it.

• How an 18th-Century Philosopher Helped Solve My Midlife Crisis
  Alison Gopnik - The Atlantic
  
• Apple, Google, and Microsoft are all solving the same problems
  Vlad Savov - The Verge
  
• The Night They Drove the Price of Electricity Down
  Daniel Gross - Slate
  
• The Death of the Party
  Teddy Wayne - NYT
  

• Inevitable Errors
  Chris Dillow
  
• Fantasies and Fictions at G.O.P. Debate
  Paul Krugman - NYT
  

I started a new book this week, which means my time has shifted from online consumption to staring at dead trees. More on that soon.

• Welcome to the Block Party, The Internet After Ad Blocking
  Casey Johnston
  
• C'est la vie
  Anonymous
  
• Why I wouldn't use rails for a new company
  Jared Friedman