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Read on to know what subscribers to The Whistle are enjoying in March 2026 at The Whistle Library, when we are reading about the impact of AI on work, Trump tariffs, US-Iran tensions, The Indian Economic Survey, and the new Right in the UK. Then, there are articles on books, music, podcasts and so much more!
Reading for the AIdes of March
Hello subscribers! As I welcome you back to The Whistle Library, let me wish you and your family a very Happy Holi, for the festival of colours that we celebrate in India. While we herald the arrival of colours and of spring, there is plenty around the world that ought to make us concerned. This month, I have selected reading for you that is about the economy as well as geopolitics.
First, we begin with a PIIE discussion on March 10, 2026, among economists about the impact of AI on labour and jobs.
https://www.piie.com/events/2026/ai-work-understanding-ais-impact-labor-market
There is also a Brookings article and research on building pro-worker AI by economists from MIT that you might like to read.
India, as you know, held a global AI Impact Summit and you can catch up on the discussions here.
https://impact.indiaai.gov.in/
Then, you already know about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump tariffs. He is widely expected to find another way to impose his tariffs, and you can read this PIIE article about this possibility.
Back home in India, the Indian Union Budget was presented in Parliament, prior to which the Indian Economic Survey was tabled. You may read the IES below.
https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/
In the meantime, tensions between the US and Iran are growing, and I have for you a discussion from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on this subject.
https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/01/is-iran-reaching-a-tipping-point
Given the rise of the far-right especially in the West, this article from The New Statesman thinks the new far-right in the UK is inspired by the thoughts of a military historian, Corelli Barnett, who I hadn’t heard of.
https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/01/correlli-barnett-prophet-of-the-new-right
In books, it seems to be the season for toppling great writers from their pedestals! And of course, it reeks of unprofessional PR agency idiot bosses meddling in publishing! I have for you an LRB review of a new book of John Updike’s letters.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n03/james-wolcott/what-you-can-get-away-with
I also have for you an article by Susan Cheever from The Paris Review about her parents’ marriage.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/10/07/my-parents-marriage/
In the age of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories, another article from The Paris Review, this time on the history of a pseudoconcept.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/02/12/the-ur-conspiracy-history-of-a-pseudoconcept/
In music, The Gramophone Magazine, writes about the life and music of John Dowland, a Renaissance composer and lutenist whose 400th death anniversary is being commemorated this year.
Also from Gramophone Magazine, an article about Pekka Kuusisto’s new album Willows that features several composers as well as American folk music.
That’s all for this month. Enjoy Holi and the arrival of spring. See you here again at The Whistle Library next month.
Peripatetic Perch 