[Joe Kent on X: “After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this t.co/prtu86DpE…” / X](https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689) — Read the whole letter. Big loss for Trump.

The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts - The New York Times

Max Verstappen calls those enjoying F1’s new racing style ‘not real’ fans - The Athletic

Watched: The Night Manager S2E1, Episode 1 🍿 — Promising start.

The Fray - A Light That Waits (Visualizer) - YouTube

Yes, a new album from the Fray.

State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450 - The New York Times

In an update published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it was reducing the consular fees of renouncing U.S. citizenship to $450 from $2,350, a more than 80 percent reduction in cost for the clunky, bureaucratic process.

Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93 - The New York Times – I’ve never been a fan of this guy. I read his books in high school and found that he was too pessimistic. His criticisms of modern society never made any sense to me.

I had a rule while in high school: Paul Ehrlich is always wrong.

CEOs Want to Be Like Warren Buffett, Right Down to His Shareholder Letter - WSJ

Red and Blue States Are Growing Further Apart on Income Tax - WSJ