The Perniciousness of Asking Essays About Excellence

If you thought the Ruminant was incoherent at the best of times, you may be completely unprepared for today’s unpredictable onslaught of twists and turns. Grappling with a serious hangover, Jonah begins with a reflection on the war in Ukraine and somehow ends by discussing his newfound love for The Bear, all the while emitting a distracting array of grunts and groans. Along the way, he also finds time for a few more substantial and vituperative rants, which primarily concern his disdain for Adam McKay and what we get wrong about college admissions.

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Show Notes:

- The M*A*S*H Up GLoP

- Scott Lincicome: “‘The Bear’ Is a Tribute to Dynamism—and What Blocks It”

- Jonah on friends on the life and legacy of Paul Cantor (skip to 2:55:35 to hear Jonah’s most despised question)

- Brown’s social contagion?

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