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American Establismentarians 0
Michael in Norfolk calls out the duplicity. A nugget:
The Republican Platform 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini dissects the deception behind the dog whistle (emphasis added).
They were playing off a book published in France some years earlier claiming that Europe was being overrun by immigrants (in this case, Muslim and Black immigrants) under a plan by “elites” to replace native-born Europeans.
This ugly “replacement theory” was quickly picked up by nativists here and expanded to “you will not replace us.”
(snip)
Creating an honest and fair immigration system, and a secure border, is a sensible, necessary national policy. This isn’t that.
This is an attempt to use fear and deep-seeded insecurities to win elections. And it works.
American Taliban 0
Robert Elliott is fed up with all those authoritarian voyeurs.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture, but that it is Republican policy.
Indoctrination Nation 0
The Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald do the math.
It’s Bubbleiicious 0
Thom runs the numbers and makes the case that we are in (another) housing bubble.
Aside:
It has long been my opinion that anyone who considers his primary residence an investment property lives in a house occupied by an idiot.
“Just Live with It” Is Not an Option 0
A law professor takes issue with Justice (sic) Clarence Thomas. Here’s how he opens his article; follow the link for the rest.
This is a remarkable statement.
By this same philosophy, we should chide those, who were unwilling to “live with” Dred Scott v. Sanford.
Continental Divide 0
Robert Reich speculates on a best case scenario where this country is headed.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.