Like, the Jim Crow South was fascist, and that element never *really* went away, and then it got concentrated in the Republican Party and then the Republican Party turned fascist

What else would be the outcome of that process

3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.

21. And before team Yglesias responds by saying "yeah, but it's bad politics to run on climate and energy"... I'd point out that I've won 4 elections in a very purple district running on climate and energy. Pro-tip: leadership is possible! You don't have to be stupid to win!

20. So this goes back to point 10. When we are a net exporter, decisions to produce more help producers and hurt consumers. And in this case, are ALSO bad for the climate. It's lose / lose all around.

This dialogue is making me crazy--the same is NOT true for the much better measured Conference Board index so we can just settle down a bit with all these takes...

public opinion is simply more nuanced than what can be expressed in issue polls. and voters think about broad issues in a number of different ways. there are ways to fight on immigration that do help trump. but there are also ways to fight on it that hurt him.

Listen, we need to recognize the back to office push as part of the revolt to reestablish hierarchies that has given us everything bad that has happened in the world since roughly May 2023. Liberals should not be aiding nor abetting this revolt in any way.

Seizing the community input system to be racist? In America? It’s more common than you might think.