TouchStone Reads - September 4th, 2026

We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun - for weekend reading. Below are some from this week - pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy... 

• Canada, examined. What makes Canada different. (YouTube)
• The Great Canadian Founder Drain. How US Capital Recruits Canadian Founders (Barn Ventures)
• Why America Is Switching From Booze to Weed. (Plain English)
• Video of the day: Japan’s Honda Is Taking Over the World’s Skies — And Nobody Knows (YouTube)
• Bill Gates Says We’ve Passed AI’s Danger Thresholds. Now What? (MIT Technology Review)
• Dear Prince Harry: You owe us £9,544,355 by 4pm on August 28. And that's just a down payment in his lawsuit against The Daily Mail which he and fellow claimants Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley lost. (YouTube)
• Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada: Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated. (The Guardian)
• One Hundred Percent AI: Ted Merz on the dustup after Stanley Druckenmiller used AI to write a WSJ op-ed criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. When readers spotted the linguistic patterns, Druckenmiller copped to it: “there’s a reason I moved from an English major to an economics major.” (Ted Merz)
• Diabetes can now be easily reversed. Here’s how: With the right steps, it’s possible to put type 2 diabetes into remission and restore healthy blood glucose levels. Ling Thomas on research showing type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be a lifelong chronic condition — the secret is taking the pressure off our organs. (BBC Science Focus)
• Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position: After missing this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas get the best seats Thursday night into Friday as 96% of the moon goes dark. (AP)
• Video of the day: China Unveils 7 2027 Models and They’re ALREADY Scaring the Rivals (YouTube)
• Text got cheap. Judgment didn’t. (Source: Grasping Reality)
  
   

What are you reading or listening to?