Angus Burgin: The Great Persuasion
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Twitter ‘Deeply Sorry’ about Trump’s Morning Joe Tweets, Plans Policy ‘Changes’
Twitter is working on implementing “changes” to “existing product features and policies” following calls to censor President Trump’s repeated airing of a conspiracy theory involving the death of a former aide to MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough, a company spokesperson told National Review.
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Twitter ‘Deeply Sorry’ about Trump’s Morning Joe Tweets, Plans Policy ‘Changes’
Twitter is working on implementing “changes” to “existing product features and policies” following calls to censor President Trump’s repeated airing of a conspiracy theory involving the death of a former aide to MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough, a company spokesperson told National Review.
“We are ...
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Apparently, Democrats Really Are Worried about an Economic Rebound
This story in Politico will add fuel to the fire to the GOP argument that Democrats are rooting against signs of an economic recovery before November. Jason Furman, a top economist in the Obama administration and now a professor at Harvard, contends that “we are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen ...
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Apparently, Democrats Really Are Worried about an Economic Rebound
This story in Politico will add fuel to the fire to the GOP argument that Democrats are rooting against signs of an economic recovery before November. Jason Furman, a top economist in the Obama administration and now a professor at Harvard, contends that “we are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen ...
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Flynn Was Not Masked because the FBI Framed Him as a Clandestine Agent of Russia
Well, the mystery is solved, at least if you can believe what the usual sieves -- those courageously anonymous “former U.S. officials” -- have told their notetakers at the Washington Post. As I surmised in last weekend’s column, Michael Flynn was not “unmasked” in connection with his controversial phone ...
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Flynn Was Not Masked because the FBI Framed Him as a Clandestine Agent of Russia
Well, the mystery is solved, at least if you can believe what the usual sieves -- those courageously anonymous “former U.S. officials” -- have told their notetakers at the Washington Post. As I surmised in last weekend’s column, Michael Flynn was not “unmasked” in connection with his controversial phone ...
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How Democrats Lost the White Working Class
. . . and why they're not likely to recapture it: my latest Bloomberg Opinion column.
The party’s economic agenda, even on its left wing, increasingly reflects the priorities of its new upper-middle-class supporters. . . .
Proposals for free college would primarily benefit students from high-earning ...
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How Democrats Lost the White Working Class
. . . and why they're not likely to recapture it: my latest Bloomberg Opinion column.
The party’s economic agenda, even on its left wing, increasingly reflects the priorities of its new upper-middle-class supporters. . . .
Proposals for free college would primarily benefit students from high-earning ...
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Science, Coronavirus, and Notre Dame
A few weeks back, the University of Notre Dame outlined its plan for reopening campus in the fall, detailing the way in which the administration hopes to bring students back to South Bend to resume in-person classes. Like the overwhelming majority of colleges and universities in the U.S., Notre Dame shifted all ...
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Science, Coronavirus, and Notre Dame
A few weeks back, the University of Notre Dame outlined its plan for reopening campus in the fall, detailing the way in which the administration hopes to bring students back to South Bend to resume in-person classes. Like the overwhelming majority of colleges and universities in the U.S., Notre Dame shifted all ...
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Ending the Dangerous U.S. Dependence on China
It is not necessary to agree with all of President Donald Trump’s foreign policies in order to agree with one of his foreign policies. His approach to China is a case in point.
Since it emerged late last year, the coronavirus has brought into sharp focus the outlines of the international system and amplified ...
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Ending the Dangerous U.S. Dependence on China
It is not necessary to agree with all of President Donald Trump’s foreign policies in order to agree with one of his foreign policies. His approach to China is a case in point.
Since it emerged late last year, the coronavirus has brought into sharp focus the outlines of the international system and amplified ...
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Video Shows Minnesota Cop Kneeling on Neck of Black Man Who Later Died
Video footage shot Monday by a bystander shows a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man, who can be heard pleading with the officers before passing out and later dying in police custody.
“I cannot breathe! I cannot breathe!” the man, identified as George Floyd, can be heard ...
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Video Shows Minnesota Cop Kneeling on Neck of Black Man Who Later Died
Video footage shot Monday by a bystander shows a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man, who can be heard pleading with the officers before passing out and later dying in police custody.
“I cannot breathe! I cannot breathe!” the man, identified as George Floyd, can be heard ...
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How Important Are Political Conventions?
Welcome to week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic. If someone is asking “Why aren’t people staying inside like they did before?” it means they are in denial of the fact that this is week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic.
On the menu today: wondering just how either party can safely ...
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How Important Are Political Conventions?
Welcome to week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic. If someone is asking “Why aren’t people staying inside like they did before?” it means they are in denial of the fact that this is week eleven of life with the coronavirus pandemic.
On the menu today: wondering just how either party can safely ...
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Biden’s Middle-Class Tax Pledge
Biden is pledging not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year. As I note in my Bloomberg Opinion column, Democratic proposals to increase income taxes keep getting narrower in scope. In 1993, President Bill Clinton and a Democratic Congress raised income taxes on households making more than ...
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Biden’s Middle-Class Tax Pledge
Biden is pledging not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year. As I note in my Bloomberg Opinion column, Democratic proposals to increase income taxes keep getting narrower in scope. In 1993, President Bill Clinton and a Democratic Congress raised income taxes on households making more than ...
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