One of the most enduring myths of American politics, which is shared by people on both the left and the right, is that Reagan dealt a death blow to the welfare state. In fact, despite some cuts, he left the programs created by…
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Brian Stelter wrote a self-congratulatory piece for CNN in which he praises journalists for their role in Flynn’s resignation. According to him and many other people in the media, investigative journalism and information leaked by courageous people in the administration led to Flynn’s…
A friend recently created a petition asking the governors of several blue states to “explore the possibility of forming an interstate, single-payer healthcare system for their residents”. I personally don’t think a single-payer healthcare system is a good idea, and I have no idea…
With Flynn’s resignation, the anti-Russia hysteria, which had been receding a little bit recently as people were busy losing their mind over other things, is back with a vengeance. This story has been developing for more than a month and, after weeks of…
Stephen Walt wrote another piece in which he criticizes Trump. He makes some good points, although I find the constant virtue signaling annoying. To be sure, Trump is a clown and I’m sure he’s never read Hans Morgenthau, but in practice he…
I’ve been giving more thought to Trump’s executive order and I’m increasingly convinced that Bannon fucked liberals again. I don’t think everything about this was planned, and I’m sure that incompetence played a role, but I have no doubt that it was Bannon’s…