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“The GOP has jettisoned its pro-life plank … And Trump himself is now saying he’d be great for ‘reproductive rights,’ a position that pro-lifers have long insisted is a moral abomination,” @Peter_Wehner writes.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/trump-betrays-pro-life-movement/679622/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Philosophize This!  website

https://www.philosophizethis.org/

Episode #183 … Is ChatGPT really intelligent?  Stephen West Philosophize

https://youtu.be/8YNyBD6U_h8?si=7yqgzXkYVcC-MaHS

“Harris should seize the opportunity to fully embrace left-wing populism because—despite all the punditry’s moaning about the need to ‘moderate’—populist policies are actually popular,” @Tyler_A_Harper writes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/kamala-harris-populism-economics/679492/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Kamala Harris’s proposed federal ban on price gouging might irritate academics—but it makes sense to everyone else. @ZephyrTeachout makes the case for ignoring the economists:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/economists-kamala-harris-price-gouging/679547/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Trump Isn’t Finished

The damage inflicted on the nation during the former president’s first term in office pales in comparison to what he will do if he is elected to a second term.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/opinion/trump-second-term-2025.html?smid=em-share

The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many, @nytdavidbrooks writes. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Harris Plans to Ban Grocery ‘Price Gouging.’ What Does the Evidence Say?

Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/business/economy/kamala-harris-inflation-price-gouging.html?smid=em-share