Happy Saturday, subscribers!

I am taking the weekend off. I am out of town for a family friend’s funeral then heading to a long-overdue vacation out west. I’ll be sending along a recommended political science reading list tomorrow, as per a request from multiple readers.

If you’re in the mood for a read, do click through to this Atlantic story about the new TV series “Squid Game,” which is a violent criticism of inequality and institutionalized debt set in South Korea and my current favorite show.

Back next week all and enjoy the turn of the season,

Elliott