Overview
This week, Eric, Dan, and Dylan discuss the coup attempt in Russia over the weekend, as the Wagner Group paramilitary organization marched from its position in Ukraine toward Moscow before suddenly calling off the revolt. What does this mean for Russian president Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine? Do we have reason to believe this was an actual revolt or coup attempt—or something orchestrated by Putin for his own purposes? Then the guys recap the tragic story of the OceanGate Titan submarine, which imploded while on a trip taking people to view the wreck of the Titanic. Is this, like the story of the Titanic itself, the high cost of hubris? Why do so many people so quickly retreat into making jokes about an awful tragedy?
Taking Putin Down a Peg | The Morning Dispatch
Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity? | Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution
Real estate is China's economic Achilles heel | Noah Smith, Noahpinion
On Differences Between Urban & Rural China | Dan Wang
The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom
Titan sub implosion: What we know about catastrophic event | BBC
