The asynchronous Long-Form program continues with an essay weaving together a couple of podcasts and a couple of books. How do the topics of making friends and decadent times and the vulnerability of needing help relate to one another?

Lacey's summary of the basic history of Hong Kong leading up to a trip to attend a wedding in the fall of 2019, during which time there were protests against the Chinese government.

They say our world is ruled by the ideas of economists. Is it true?