hot take but I think a form of doomerism is why we got trump 2 in the first place. "both parties are the same, there's no material difference if I sit out this election" is doomerism

See also: folks who thought the death of USAID was a good thing, because then “non-imperialist” foreign aid would come in from *static noises*

finance offers the best career prospects, according to the body that has positioned itself as the gatekeeper for the field of finance.. wonders never cease

Reconstruction 2.0 needs to be much more brutal.

Always liked this from Michael Shannon along similar lines