#POLITICAL

American Solidarity Party

AmSolidarity

He wasn't wrong. This is true! Certainly, the relative share of the economic pie is not the same thing as the size of the pie. And policymakers should bear incentives

Austin Ahlman

austinlahlman

I don’t have my reasoning all sorted, but my guy-instinct is that there’s no way Trump gets on board with a lame-duck stimulushttps://twitter.com/jimtankersley/status/1326971459084963840 McConnell’s incentive is obvious — it gives

Matthew Chapman

fawfulfan

One reason I've never much liked the phrase "trickle-down economics" is that it's kind of a straw man.The GOP's argument was never literally that by cutting taxes for the rich,

Jon Worth

jonworth

"Red wall voters will not forgive Boris Johnson if he sells out to get a trade deal with Brussels, polls show"It's in The Sun. Harry Cole wrote it...So let's dig

Rob Long

RobLong73

The Sandy Hook shooting 8 years ago today marked a distinct turning point to my leftward political tilt. I’d always considered myself pro 2A. The response to that from the

John Hayward

Doc_0

I remember warning at the outset that on a long enough timeline, every crisis becomes a religion. The Church of Covid is fully up and running, complete with heaven-and-hell mythology,

Martin de Azpilcueta 5’5” 130 IQ

ByzCat

Hierarchy is a good thing. It comes from hieros (holy) and archē (rule).What we have now is not hierarchy by tyranny, from tyrannos (despot).A thread. St. Dionysius coined the word

Martin J Keatings SNP 1 | AFI 2

MartinJKeatings

There's a theory going around that there are many discussions about Section 30 in the last few days (specifically excluding the fact that it is contentious and has NEVER been

corey robin

CoreyRobin

I think Eric's right that "the whole point" of that side of the fascism argument is "its polemical utility." Which explains the ferocity of those who argue against my side

Mike Burton

Mikefromregina

THREADMy experience with my fellow political staffers is that the vast majority are highly motivated, hard working people who dedicate themselves to the betterment of the country. This is the

Kaelin Hooper 🎮

KaelinHooper

Just learned that our basic K-12 classroom model was invented in 18 century Prussia, where the goal was “to churn out loyal and tractable citizens who would learn the value

Justin wear your mask Nystrom

JustinNystrom

1/ Not prosecuting follows the tragic precedent of Reconstruction. But I guess you would have to remove from office and arrest the ringleader first before you can move against the

Fiona Katauskas

FionaKatauskas

While most of the blame for Trumpism and the Capitol attack has fallen largely on Twitter, Facebook and social media, the VASTLY more culpable Fox News has escaped relatively unscathed.

💥Dr💥 Julia Baird

bairdjulia

Just wanted to thank the loyal audience of the Drum this year - all who are on here. I was not able to host the last couple of shows last

Amy Shira Teitel

AmyShiraTeitel

Who should run NASA: a scientist or a bureaucrat? I don't have the answer, but I will share a little vignette from history (because I'm an historian) that I think

Richard Hanania

RichardHanania

I've seen people say 2020 vindicates Peter Turchin. I disagree. Here's his 2010 article that people cite. He doesn't tell you what the DV is, what kind of "violence" we'll

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