#Electoral

Iain M Spardagus

IMSpardagus

Proposition: Cynicism is the scar tissue that we grow over wounds to our sense of decency.But, as with physical wounds, unless the wound is clean, the scar tissue traps infections

Leonardo Carella

leonardocarella

If Labour wants to stand athwart the forces of realignment, yelling "stop", they're welcome to it. Virtually no social democratic party did it successfully, and it's unlikely that the trick

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

I haven't written up why I think so, but I am a dissenter on this. Main reason: Cults of personality don't transfer well.Also: The antics driven by Trump's emotional illnesses

David Frum

davidfrum

There have been 12 major party nominees for president in the 21st century. Trump finished 10th and 11th out of the 12. So yes, defeating Trump is indeed a very

Robert P. George

McCormickProf

1/ In 2016, candidate Trump broke new ground by publishing a list of potential Supreme Court justices from which he would choose his nominees. Again this time he has published

Ian Dunt

IanDunt

Obviously difficult for any opposition leader at the moment. Will be very hard to be heard during a national crisis. Starmer, assuming he wins, will also be having to build

Benjamin Wittes

benjaminwittes

To everyone flipping out on Twitter right now. Stop. Breath. And let’s go over what’s going to happen. Tomorrow, the electoral result in Georgia will be certified. Monday, the results

Joe Henkel

theJoeHenkel

"Jimmy Carter was the first "born again" evangelical to become president. He was reared Southern Baptist, served as a deacon, and frequently taught Sunday School." (thread 1/4) "After two terms

Tino Mazviita Dube 🇿🇼

TinoDube1

The Fall of Dictator in Egypt. Egyptian youth set the 25th January as the day to end

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

If I had to name one living intellectual hero who influenced me more than anyone, it'd be Noam Chomsky. He's also one of my most valued friends. But to be

Alfie Kohn

alfiekohn

1/5 For liberals & even moderates, the instinctive response to a terrible law, policy, or example of corporate abuse has long been, "See you in court." I don't think it

Daniel Kibblesmith

kibblesmith

I remember being at work on election night, at 11 something pm, watching North Carolina turn red like it was the first mushroom cloud before the static.None of this shit

Malcolm Harris

BigMeanInternet

Bernie and his campaign and supporters did nothing wrong and made no mistakes and only lost because the American democratic socialist road to power is structurally foreclosed and I think

Crazy Sexy Cool

JustAGurLnSwedn

WHY does the Democratic nominee always have to pander, and have a PLAN for their specific group? Republicans don't give a SHIT about anybody but their own white wealthy Americans....

Michel Janna

MichelJanna

El Gobierno anunció ayer que buscará $12 billones en enajenaciones durante 2021.El reto de vender activos públicos por ese monto, y antes de un año y medio, es enorme!A continuación,

Laura Bronner

laurabronner

How the unevenness of America's democracy threatens to unravel it, by @baseballot, @elena___mejia and me:https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/advantage-gop/Or, in other words, how Republicans have harnessed political institutions to gai