Alex Ragone

Opinion | Trump’s Gilded Gut Instinct

In sum, what you are seeing from this Trump II administration, and its bended-knee Congress, is a dangerous, undisciplined, intellectually inconsistent farce that we will pay dearly for in the future.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/o...

Which inbox? It’s easier than ever to fall into an inbox mindset. There are things to do, and we do them. Inbox zero is the unattainable goal that fills our days. But it avoids the real question, which is…

Which inbox? seths.blog/2025/06/whic...

The Power of Showing Up (Without Needing a Return)

What a great post to start your day with. Just show up. open.substack.com/pub/kanahoma...

Or perhaps, Trailblazers.

What Worries Me the Most About the Future of Education and AI | Ian Symmonds & Associates After delivering keynote addresses on the future of education and AI to independent school leaders in six major cities across three continents this past year, I’m returning home with a lingering conce...

Interesting read. How are you using AI to evolve this summer?

iansymmonds.org/blog/what-wo... @iansymmonds.bsky.social #isednet #ai #ailearning

Using AI as a Thought Partner, Not a Shortcut Engaging in a back-and-forth with AI programs to refine the prompt and the output can help educators generate high-quality learning materials.

Using AI as a Thought Partner, Not a Shortcut
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...

Pluto never gave up:)

Doesn't Cost Nothing What does May cost? Tracking the real and opportunity cost of school events.

The 100 Days of May and Your Facilities Team. www.knuckleballconsulting.com/post/doesn-t... #isednet

Social Media Calendar for Schools: Expert Planning Guide Master your social media calendar for schools with proven strategies. Transform scattered posts into engaging content that builds community.

Master your social media calendar for schools with proven strategies. Transform scattered posts into engaging content that builds community.

Cutting aid to the world’s most vulnerable children.

What, is this guy on ketamine?

Opinion | Why Trump Is Mad at the ‘Sleazebag’ Leonard Leo

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...

Opinion | A.I. Will Destroy Critical Thinking in K-12

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

Thank you. Happy Spring.

Awesome resource for educators thinking about moving to the private sector from @schneiderb.com. I look forward to this conversation.

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/b...

Opinion | An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive. Everything is under threat. What you care about can make it to the other side.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

Opinion | What Trump Just Cost America Do you think these former close U.S. allies are ever going to trust getting into a trench with this administration again?

“What a pathetic, shameful performance. Happy Liberation Day.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

Opinion | I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America. Beijing’s message to America: We’re not afraid of you. You aren’t who you think you are — and we aren’t who you think we are.

The actual relationship between the US and China… www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Chat GPT🙂

How to Protect Your Retirement Savings Now as Markets Plunge If you’re within five years of retiring, either before or after, you’re at your most vulnerable financially. Here are steps to weather the volatility.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

The Retro NYC Subway Map Design Nerds Love Makes a Comeback The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/n...

Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...

Opinion | A Great Unraveling Is Underway Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders, A.O.C. and the Surging Politics of Anger Struggling working-class voters fear that the country they’ve always counted on is sliding away because of Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...

Couldn’t agree more.

Opinion | Vengeance Is His Vengeance is his.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...

YouTube video by Tim Ferriss Simple Exercises That Can Repair Tendons, Isometrics vs. Eccentrics, and More — Dr. Keith Baar

I got the chance to chat with Tim Ferriss. We talked all things tendon health and performance. Give it a listen and let me know if you have questions.
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Opinion | The Story You’ve Been Told About Recycling Is a Lie The world’s poorer nations have never stopped being receptacles for the West’s rubbish.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

Opinion | Let Students Finish the Whole Book. It Could Change Their Lives. Had they merely read the summary, my students would have seen many of the same words, but they’d have lacked the feeling part.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

That’s more like it.