Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Opinions P.M.: Saudi Arabia is putting money in Trump’s pocket. Is that shaping U.S. policy?

Opinions P.M.
 
The Plum Line
Saudi Arabia is putting money in Trump's pocket. Is that shaping U.S. policy?
"Am I supposed to dislike them?" when they're paying him, he asks.
Tucker Carlson is confused as to whether he lies
On a National Review podcast, lots of discussion of truth and lies.
 
Post Partisan
The Sears bankruptcy wasn't inevitable
Think of Sears as parable for our current age of turbo-capitalism.
 
How Pocahontas — the myth and the slur — props up white supremacy
The roots of the attacks on Elizabeth Warren.
 
We are shocked that Trump's tax-cut-for-the-rich didn't pay for itself. Shocked.
Debt on arrival.
 
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Trump's grip on the Midwest was illusory
Democrats are back in the game in key states.
 
Trump's 'rogue killers' defense for Saudi Arabia
President Trump floated the idea that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was not a victim of the kingdom.
 
Trump has it 'totally and completely backwards' on Saudi arms sales
The president doesn't understand the strategic value of arms sales and is undermining the effort to investigate Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance
 
Washington must send a message: China won't be allowed to steal without consequence
The messaging to China must be clear and precise: Changing your behavior will produce a better cost/benefit outcome.
 
Trump is brutal authoritarians' best advocate
The president does PR work for political butchers.
 
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The WorldPost
Preventing the 'Big Hack'
Big tech needs to prioritize security over its bottom line.
 
The pink resistance is growing
It just might transform our politics.
 
You could almost say the Saudis took lessons from Trump
Start with a flat denial. Always a Trump go-to. Did nothing, know nothing, no story.
 
The Plum Line
The midterm elections are drowning in money. How worried should that make us?
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
 
How athletes are changing the conversation around racism
The powerful impact of 50 years of activism.
 
 
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