This week’s TAMIM Reading List is wrapped in the language of tariffs—those deceptively simple levers that can jolt markets, bend geopolitics, and shape entire economies. With Trump’s aggressive trade agenda back in focus, we explore the political, economic, and global reactions to the wave of U.S. tariffs. Beyond the headlines, we dive into the rise of private credit, the surprising staying power of COBOL in finance, and the shifting culture of rejection goals. Discover how Brazil built a world-class aircraft manufacturer, meet the platform reshaping science (arXiv), and unravel the mutiny inside Musk’s AI empire. Trade policy or not, the forces of transformation are everywhere.
📚 Economic Tailwinds and Headwinds
📚 China senses an opportunity in Trump’s cultural revolution
📚 The Good News About Trump’s Tariff
📚 Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
📚 You should be setting rejection goal
📚 How to Think About the Tariffs
📚 The Code That Controls Your Money
📚 How Brazil built a world-beating aircraft manufacturer
📚 If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
📚 Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
📚 The Mysterious Sinking of the Bayesian
📚 Grok Is Rebelling Against Elon Musk, Daring Him to Shut It Down
📚 Uncertainty Takes Hold in American Science
📚 An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
📚 How Has Private Credit Affected Valuations Across Debt Markets?
📚 Who Will Be the Next Larry Fink?
📚 Why are car headlights so blindingly bright now?
📚 These Tariffs Won’t Stand—Make Political/Electoral Hay Now
