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14 August

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From one piece Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Way 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Defunding the police is incompatible with a mass movement in a society where people want police protection.

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Zohran now understands how "defund" is incompatible with a mass movement in a society where the masses want protection by the police.

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Treating ordinary people as an oppressor class that must repent is incompatible with left populism.

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This worldview - that the masses, basically everyone except the most marginalized and most oppressed, must reckon with their roles as oppressors and repent2 - is incompatible with the populism that has since risen on the left.

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The identity politics of Woke 1 alienated the ordinary Americans the left once championed.

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By demanding the purification of the individual and branding broad swathes of the public as oppressor classes, 'Woke 1' besmirched the average Americans who Democrats once championed.

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17 July

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From one piece Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is the Perfect Stupid Idea for Our Stupid Time 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Politicians increasingly govern by what polls well rather than by what actually produces outcomes voters are satisfied with.

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politicians acting based on what they think polls well, rather than based on what will actually produce results that make voters happy

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Growing public unreasonableness and contradictory demands are a major cause of persistently low approval ratings for politicians of both parties.

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the increasing unreasonableness of an electorate that wants all its groceries in one bag and also doesn't want the bag to be heavy is a primary driver behind permanently low approval of politicians in both parties

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Modern technology has made seasonal clock changes far less burdensome than they were decades ago.

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the main relevant difference between 1974 and now is that technology handles clock changes on our behalf, so time changes are less burdensome than they used to be.

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13 July

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From one piece Graham Platner Was Just Hunter Biden With Worse Ink 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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A defining trait of charismatic 'bad boy' figures is that they lie.

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After all, one of the main reasons bad boys are bad is that they lie.

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Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics.

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They get women to sleep with them, but they attract both men and women and cause them to surrender their better judgment and make bad choices in a variety of contexts, including the voting booth.

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28 June

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From one piece Europe Needs Air Conditioning 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Some European leftists oppose comforts like air conditioning on political grounds, in effect favoring hardship over comfort.

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European leftists explicitly advocate that people should be kept poor, uncomfortable, and literally sweating.

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American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US.

AI and jobsEuropeAmerica

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elevators are the rare part of the economy where Europeans have embraced market dynamism while Americans choose overregulation and labor market rigidity.

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European countries are wealthy enough to afford widespread air conditioning, comparable to Japan.

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Europe is not actually poor. Japan is about as wealthy as Europe, and almost all Japanese homes are air-conditioned. Europeans could afford to air-condition their homes (and their hospitals!) just like the Japanese do.

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3 June

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From one piece Low-Conscientiousness Losers Are Bad Senate Candidates 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Having worked at a highly selective, demanding employer signals conscientiousness and reliability.

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Having worked there is a signal that you work hard, you complete your assignments, you adapt well to new tasks and requirements, and you're ready to take on new challenges.

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A member of Congress should be better, on most measures, than the people they represent.

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a member of Congress should be better, on most measures, than the people he or she represents.

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A political candidate whose personal life shows a pattern of unreliability will likely prove unreliable in office too.

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if you nominate people whose life history reflects a high degree of unreliability, they may prove unreliable once in office.

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22 May

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From one piece Impeach Todd Blanche 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Republican lawmakers have lost the party cohesion needed to shield a Trump ally from an impeachment trial.

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My guess is Republicans have lost the necessary cohesion to fall on Trump's sword and block a trial.

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A minority party can peel off enough opposition-party votes to pass impeachment articles despite being outnumbered.

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I think it's likely Democrats could peel off enough Republicans to actually pass an impeachment resolution against Blanche.

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15 May

Josh BarroKorrents 15 May

From one piece Fed Board Members: Stay In Your Seats 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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The Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates rather than cut them to bring down inflation.

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I will be surprised if there are any votes for rate cuts, even from Warsh himself. The Fed may need to hike rates this year to tame inflation.

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Federal Reserve Board members have historically often resigned before completing their full terms.

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Federal Reserve Board members have often resigned their positions well before their 14-year terms expired, since that's quite a long time to spend in one position in government.

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Waging political war on a central bank does not serve a president's own political interests.

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A war on the Fed has not served Trump's political interests and generally does not serve any president's interests.

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9 May

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From one piece Stop Microlooting the Tax Code 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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How big a government you want determines necessary tax rates, but any such system depends on people actually paying their taxes.

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The necessary tax rates depend on how big a government you want, but all these systems rely on people paying taxes.

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Stronger enforcement against tax and benefit cheating would raise social trust in government.

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It would behoove politicians to take cheating more seriously, because better enforcement would improve social trust

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Seeking special tax treatment that could not sustainably be extended to everyone is morally wrong.

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it's also morally wrong to seek out special treatment that could not sustainably be offered to everyone.

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8 May

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23 April

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14 April

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22 March

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The Adolescents Have Taken Over Policymaking
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24 February

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4 February

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14 January

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The Cult of Jasmine Crockett Shows Democrats are Still Trapped in the Dumbest Form of Identity Politics
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8 January

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Capitalism for Developers, Communism for Landlords
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12 December 2025

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Elite Colleges Should Try Harder to Stay Elite
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1 December 2025

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To Win on Electricity Prices, Democrats Need Policies That Make Electricity Cheaper
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20 November 2025

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The Republican Health Care Trilemma
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31 October 2025

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