Morning Belz, Aug. 31

Links.

A bitter struggle over a rural gravel road — Star Tribune
Get to know Prospera, the Honduran startup city — Devon Zuegel
U.S. counternarcotics effort strengthened Taliban — Modern War
Taliban enters airplane hangar in Kabul — Nabih Bulos
Douthat nails it on Afghanistan — NYT
Another good interview with David Shor — New Statesman
“Stop calling me white for having the wrong opinions” — Newsweek
Israel makes 3rd jab available to 12+ — Times of Israel

Quote
“I think people have this idea ‘the other side is stupid, we’ll balance (it) out by being stupid too!’ But sometimes it doesn’t balance, you just end up with more stupidity. US has more anti-vax and more masking of children than other societies, the arms race of stupidity hurts us all.” — Richard Hanania

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