Burning the witch (New Humanist)
Not as funny as it may sound.
Will nudge theory survive the pandemic? (UnHerd)
From an ex-member of the UK Nudge Unit:
[I]t may be worth reflecting on where we need to draw the line between the choice-maximizing nudges of libertarian paternalism, and the creeping acceptance among policy makers that the state should use its heft to influence our lives without the accountability of legislative and parliamentary scrutiny.
Why Do We Return to the Greek Myths Again and Again? (LitHub)
Olympus, Texas?
French Socialism Embraced Neoliberalism and Signed Its Death Warrant (Jacobin)
The usual disclaimers on the use of term neoliberalism apply.
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2012-2021) (Visual Capitalist)
Notes On Liberty 
We like to use human behavior to our personal advantage but we prefer to do so from a comforting distance..?
Safe distance, per the relevant newspeak.
Great link to UnHerd re the scary UK Nudge Unit. Thanks. The comments there give one reason to hope.
Thank you, appreciated. Something was amiss in this weird affair, and I think the comments (I hadn’t see them actually, good catch) put it straight.