Author: Jim

I Was a Republican Partisan. It Altered the Way I Saw the World.

Your emotions will often lead you astray.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/opinion/republican-partisan-world-view.html?smid=em-share

What a ‘Free Palestine’ Means in Practice

Rather than the utopia envisioned by protesters, it would be an Islamist state that persecuted Jews and denied anyone real freedom.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/opinion/what-a-free-palestine-means-in-practice.html?smid=em-share

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Can This Ex-Republican Revive Democrats in Rural Ohio?

Chris Gibbs has a message for Democrats who have given up on winning in rural America.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/opinion/charlie-gibbs-ohio-democrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.D7WQ.4IsrsCLcn–D&smid=em-share

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White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War

Multiple factors are helping Russia’s military advance, including a delay in American weaponry and Moscow’s technological innovations on the battlefield.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/politics/russia-momentum-ukraine-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.ftHv.5jxc8LIQ6fqn&smid=em-share

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The West Doesn’t Understand How Much Russia Has Changed

Never before has it been so entwined with China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/putin-china-xi-jinping.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.nzQn.0NC-nlooiHGm&smid=em-share

‘The Seeds Had Been Planted. Trump Didn’t Do It Himself.’

Authoritarianism has moved from the periphery to the center, even the core, of global politics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-democracy.html?smid=em-share

Trump Knows Dominance Wins. Someone Tell Democrats.

Politics is a competition to dominate. Liberals have their own tradition of it — and they should embrace it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/opinion/trump-dominance-democrats.html?smid=em-share