Thursday, 20 December 2018

Opinions P.M.: The video op-eds that made us stop and watch in 2018

Opinions P.M.
 
The video op-eds that made us stop and watch in 2018
Here are 12 videos that are worth watching instead of scanning the headlines.
Sacrificing peace in Northern Ireland is not acceptable price for Brexit
The greater the divergence between U.K. and E.U. regulations, the greater the risk to Northern Ireland.
 
Remember when Paul Ryan was the future of the Republican Party?
What would have happened if the retiring House speaker had pushed back against Trump?
 
DemocracyPost
Why it's time to start regulating Chinese TV in the West
Chinese TV is a tool of human rights abuses. Its international activities must be scrutinized
 
The Islamic State is not defeated. Trump must reverse his decision to withdraw from Syria.
The president must not put us on a path to the next 9/11.
 
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Donald's just a horse who can't say 'nay'
...except to Robert Mueller.
 
Lunch links: Murder rate in large cities expected to fall
Plus: ICE depravity, Texas cops caught hiding info about in-custody deaths, and St. Louis prosecutors join the police union
 
Tucker Carlson accuses critics of 'mischaracterizing' his attack on immigrants. Uh, no.
Whether or not Carlson was planning on addressing his embattled status, guest commentator forces the issue.
 
The Plum Line
Good riddance, Paul Ryan
He helped the rich, afflicted the poor, and conned everyone on the deficit.
 
Democrats better be able to tackle Trump's catastrophic foreign policy
Critiquing his disastrous policy choices is only the first step.
 
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The Facebook scandal isn't really about social media. It's about capitalism.
It's a damning indictment of the whole economic system in which we all participate.
 
Outlook
Human rights treaties promised a better future. Why did they fail?
The authors traded enforcement mechanisms for political consensus.
 
Another win for the rule of law and for refugees
A court strikes down Trump's unilateral move on asylum-seekers
 
The Plum Line
Trump's island of support is shrinking. He will grow increasingly lawless.
As the investigations into Trump's corruption and lawlessness bear fruit, he'll increasingly demand cruel and arbitrary immigration crackdowns to keep his base in line.
 
Act Four
'Cold War' wraps up a great year for movies about the horrors of totalitarianism
2018 has been a great year for films on a very specific topic: the ways in which totalitarianism corrupts the spirit. From "The Death of Stalin" to "The Captain" to this weekend's "Cold War," our arthouses have been filled with flicks about the evils of oppression.
 
 
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