Marty Manley
@martymanley.bsky.social
Recovering union man, tech founder, Asst for US SecLabor, McKinsey. Work, unions, tech, tool watches, bikes, politics, and other high arts. My Substack is Modern Times https://www.moderntimes.blog/.
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration
Turning a political liability into an asset.
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August 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration
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open.substack.com/pub/martinma...?
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration
Turning a political liability into an asset.
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August 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How Democrats Can Win on Immigration
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The US Should Set the Terms of Competition with Chinese EV Transplants. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
The US Should Set the Terms of Competition with Chinese EV Transplants.
...And Why Chinese Carmakers May Offer Organized Labor a Valuable Opportunity
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June 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The US Should Set the Terms of Competition with Chinese EV Transplants. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Democrats, Practice Your ABCs open.substack.com/pub/martinma...?
Democrats, Practice Your ABCs
Affordability, Borders, and Care — and not much else.
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May 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Democrats, Practice Your ABCs open.substack.com/pub/martinma...?
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba
The case for Trump and Rubio making Cuba their Nixon-to-China moment
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May 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba
The case for Trump and Rubio making Cuba their Nixon-to-China moment
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May 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
"Elbows Up" For Medicaid and Science open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
"Elbows Up" For Medicaid and Science
Trump hands Democrats a unifying issue
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May 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Elbows Up" For Medicaid and Science open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Will AI Improve Social Trust? open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Will AI Improve Social Trust?
With leadership and transparency, it might. But don't bet on it.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Will AI Improve Social Trust? open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
The Purity Trap open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
The Purity Trap
White, college-educated progressives have made it harder for Democrats to win elections.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Purity Trap open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Trump’s Dumps open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Trump’s Dumps
The president is unpopular. Does it matter?
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April 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trump’s Dumps open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Brace for Impact open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Brace for Impact
Trump is playing chicken with the world economy
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April 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Brace for Impact open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Why Does College Repel Men? open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Why Does College Repel Men?
Feminization is a problem, but women did not cause it.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Why Does College Repel Men? open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Do the American left and right agree on trade policy? www.moderntimes.blog/p/do-the-ame...
Do the American left and right agree on trade policy?
To a surprising degree, yes. But should they?
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April 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Do the American left and right agree on trade policy? www.moderntimes.blog/p/do-the-ame...
Capture the Flag open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Capture the Flag
Progressive patriots can defeat Donald Trump
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March 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Capture the Flag open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Rolex: the Apple of Mechanical Watches www.moderntimes.blog/p/is-rolex-t...
Rolex: the Apple of Mechanical Watches
Some thoughts on Hans Wilsdorf’s 144th birthday.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Rolex: the Apple of Mechanical Watches www.moderntimes.blog/p/is-rolex-t...
When Liberal Instincts Produce Conservative Results open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
When Liberal Instincts Produce Conservative Results
Three strong books and an important article on how progressives can build again
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March 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When Liberal Instincts Produce Conservative Results open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
The New Population Bomb open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
The New Population Bomb
Is declining fertility demographic suicide or postmodern preference?
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March 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The New Population Bomb open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Two things I love most: business history and mechanical tool watches. If you share either of these passions, listen to this amazing episode of the Acquired Podcast on the amazing history of Rolex.
www.acquired.fm/episodes/rolex
www.acquired.fm/episodes/rolex
Rolex | Acquired Podcast
The complete podcast (and transcript!) of Rolex’s history and business strategy.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Two things I love most: business history and mechanical tool watches. If you share either of these passions, listen to this amazing episode of the Acquired Podcast on the amazing history of Rolex.
www.acquired.fm/episodes/rolex
www.acquired.fm/episodes/rolex
Why American constitutional democracy is likely to collapse open.substack.com/pub/martinma...?
Why American constitutional democracy is likely to collapse
Presidential political systems are not designed to withstand constitutional hardball
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February 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Why American constitutional democracy is likely to collapse open.substack.com/pub/martinma...?
Your Next Job Interview May Be With An AI Agent open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Your Next Job Interviewer: An AI Agent
They Will Likely Be More Consistent and Less Biased Than Your Boss.
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February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Your Next Job Interview May Be With An AI Agent open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Bachelors Without a Bachelor’s open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
Bachelors Without a Bachelor’s
Men Without College Degrees Need Mates and Money, Not Gambling, Gaming, and Trolling
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February 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Bachelors Without a Bachelor’s open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle
Labor union approval reaches new highs as union membership and sector diversity hits new lows.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle open.substack.com/pub/martinma...
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle www.moderntimes.blog/p/labor-unio...?
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle
Labor union approval reaches new highs as union membership and sector diversity hits new lows.
www.moderntimes.blog
January 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As Unions Die, They Become More Popular and More Brittle www.moderntimes.blog/p/labor-unio...?