men who claimed to be leaders, to be defenders of liberty, to be dynamos of business, cowering at the thought that they might have to stand up for something, while ordinary people with a fraction of their money and power speak out.

So much liberal failure comes out of the ways that liberals are uniquely terrified of the attention economy, always assuming anything that attracts attention will hurt them

its just a total collapse of elites and civil society in the face of a wantonly unconstitutional and illegal hatchet job

Yes! This. Hold all Interior nominees until permitting of wind and solar projects resumes.

if you’re convinced of the need for social stability, respect for it’s traditions and civic norms, and the need for a responsible civic elite inculcated with a sense of civic duty and honor, I don’t see how you aren’t *at least* a liberal rn honestly

I really hope the reality of this sinks in and that the press and others start to narrate what is happening here. Trump and Vought are destroying trust in an essential function of the government: the ability to credibly enter contracts to achieve any and all public purposes. That's really bad. 🧵/end

It's outside my area of expertise, but yes: if I really wanted to end traffic violence, I would stop giving federal infrastructure dollars to state and local DOTs that aren't driving down fatalities.