Sip: on a Last Word

Weekend reading:

• Faster, please: Scientists discover a potent new antibody to combat SARS-CoV-2

• China’s most important mind?

• China’s Sputnik moment (courtesy of Washington); related flashback: Trade Wars are Hard to Win

• Ave atque vale. RIP Brian Micklethwait, a passionate defender of liberty, a puckish yet thoughtful disputant, and a kind and generous friend.

Listen: Paul McCartney sings The End of The End.

“On the day that I die I'd like jokes to be told

And stories of old to be rolled out like carpets

That children have played on

And laid on while listening to stories of old…”