There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places
Even the weak regulatory grasp of capitalist democracy is too strong for, well, capitalists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/opinion/trump-business-capitalism-democracy.html?smid=em-share
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NYTimes.com: Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?
Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?
From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/politics/national-divisions.html?smid=em-share
******** NYTimes.com: How Capitalism Went Off the Rails
How Capitalism Went Off the Rails
Easy money destroyed the basis for productive, competitive markets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/opinion/capitalism-inflation.html?smid=em-share
******** The Washington Post] How a long, debt-loving bipartisan consensus has warped U.S. business
Ruchir Sharma’s new book reveals the ill effects from the government’s cheap-money policies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/19/sharma-what-went-wrong-capitalism/
**** NYTimes.com: Political Scientists Want to Know Why We Hate One Another This Much
Political Scientists Want to Know Why We Hate One Another This Much
What does the rise of partisan sectarians portend for the rest of us?
Stories of Slavery, From Those Who Survived It
The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past.
****** Revenge of the Brits
British editors are suddenly leading several U.S. publications. Can it last?
What Will Become of American Civilization?
Conspiracism and hyper-partisanship in the nation’s fastest-growing city
**** For Hamas, Everything Is Going According to Plan
Why accept a peace proposal when the goal is “permanent war”?
Americans Are Mad About All the Wrong Costs
Don’t complain about the price of a Big Mac. Complain about the price of a house.