Thursday, 8 August 2019

Opinions P.M.: I can no longer justify being a part of Trump’s ‘Complacent State.’ So I’m resigning.

Opinions P.M.
I can no longer justify being a part of Trump's 'Complacent State.' So I'm resigning.
The rank-and-file serving this president should be named and shamed.
 
The Plum Line
The Iowa State Fair is everything that's wrong with presidential politics
Supercharging the search for candidate "authenticity," one deep-fried pork chop on a stick at a time.
Cory Booker isn't afraid to do what we all must: Talk about the dark chapters of our history
"Without truth there can be no reconciliation."
 
Act Four
'Internet language' creates community — and creates division
Exclusion is baked into the internet. It is the original sin of cyberspace.
 
The Resistance comes for Equinox, SoulCycle and their billionaire owner
The kerfuffle demonstrates just how ridiculous it is to turn to business leaders as saviors from Trump.
 
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How the U.S. can help ensure Afghanistan's peace process succeeds
Peace requires talking, and talking takes time.
 
Iran has imprisoned a historian for three years. Here's why his research matters.
To support him is to cast our lot in favor of historical nuance and humanity against the hard-liners.
 
How we hold Trump enablers accountable
No one gets absolution for his or her conduct during a critical time in our history.
 
Outlook
White nationalist killers are terrorists. We should fight them like terrorists.
The federal government is very good at preventing mass killings by Islamists. Here's how to repurpose its tactics.
 
Harris took a hit. But she's still in the fight.
She can learn from the last debate.
 
The consoler in chief
President Trump just doesn't have it in him to stop tweeting about his grievances and focus attention on the victims of a tragedy.
 
The Plum Line
Trump's ultimate immigration failure
He can't stop immigrants from coming, and he can't stop the United States from changing.
 
Political posturing in the El Paso aftermath is a sorry spectacle
Where are the adults in the room?
 
Act Four
Video games don't kill. But politicians who scapegoat them hit on a real anxiety.
The relationships we forge online are real, and people don't know how to reckon with that reality. So they blame video games because it's easy.
 
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