Can American Children Point to America on a Map?

In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” the journalist James Traub finds that the biggest crisis in education is not what kids are ...
InfoQ

Java Concurrency from the Trenches: Lessons Learned in the Wild

Hugo Marques explains how to navigate Java concurrency at scale, moving beyond simple frameworks to solve high-throughput IO ...

Franklin Resources: Risky Pivot To Alternatives And Tokenization

Franklin Resources' aggressive focus on Alternative Assets has failed to deliver management fee margin expansion, raising ...

The Big Picture: Thoughts On Oil And AI 'Cross-Pollination'

Avoid false market narratives in 2026: why Exxon, Chevron & COP face oil oversupply risk, while AI-driven tech stays bullish.
NPR

Books

A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries January 7, 2026 • Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — ...