Instapaper Weekly – Dec 28, 2025

The week's most popular stories Top Highlight The Idea That Once Held America Together Died in 2025 nytimes.com At the height of Americas 20th-century power, belief in process served as a guiding concept among the legal and political elites of both parties who sought to manage our most difficult national disagreements. Save Most Popular Friday Dec 26, 2025 US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack wired.com In 2026, the leaders of America’s (former) trading partners are going to have to grapple with the political consequences of tit-for-tat tariffs. A tariff is a tax paid by consumers, and if there’s one thing... Save Thursday Dec 25, 2025 Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years bbc.co.uk We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years Published24 December 2025Updated 25 December 2025 ByCharlie BucklandBBC Wales Christmas is often regarded as a time for goodwill,... Save Wednesday Dec 24, 2025 How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them arstechnica.com Agents of uncertain change How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here’s what makes them tick. Benj Edwards – Dec 24, 2025 7:00 am... Save Tuesday Dec 23, 2025 Trump’s Vanity Fleet theatlantic.com Imagine the CEO of a car company telling his engineers and designers that he wants them to make a new line of automobiles. He knows nothing about cars and has no interest in how they’re... Save Monday Dec 22, 2025 How Willie Nelson Sees America newyorker.com Profiles On the road with the musician, his band, and his family. December 22, 2025 Nelson has stripped his sound down to its essence. “Like poetry with a rhythm section,” his harmonica player said.Photograph by... Save Sunday Dec 21, 2025 A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone theguardian.com Our smartphones are magical things – far more than dopamine drip providers and a way to keep in touch with friends and family. Using the built-in features and easily available additional apps, there are plenty... Save Saturday Dec 20, 2025 These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable. nytimes.com Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it. Listen to this article · 9:45 min Learn more Alicia Wrigley... Save instapaper.com  ·  @instapaper  ·  unsubscribe © 2025 Instapaper, All rights reserved. P.O. Box 310663 · Brooklyn, NY 11231