James Pethokoukis
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Why younger consumers aren't concerned about their data privacy
Big Tech is betting that consumers want cheap or free cool stuff more than privacy.
JPMorgan: 'A real-life proof of concept for a successful democratic socialist society, like the Lost City of Atlantis, has yet to be found.'
A new JPMorgan report that attempts to determine how democratic socialism works in the real world. But authorĀ Michael Cembalest couldn't find one that met his criteria.
James Pethokoukis
JPMorgan: āA real-life proof of concept for a successful democratic socialist society, like the Lost City of Atlantis, has yet to be found.ā
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James Pethokoukis
A JPMorgan analyst tried to find a successful democratic socialist country. He couldnāt. (Spoiler: Scandinavia didnāt qualify.)
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The 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook | Congressional Budget Office
If current laws generally remained unchanged, large budget deficits would boost federal debt to unprecedented levels over the next 30 years, CBO projects.
Is state ownership turning into a core interest for China?
Since the breakdown of the US-China trade talks earlier this month, it has often seemed as if Chinese officialdom and state-controlled media have been speaking off of a single script of pure nationā¦
James Pethokoukis
" ... the trade war seems very likely to increase popular support for state-owned enterprises, and push more Chinese people into the view that they do actually represent a core interest of the Chinese nation." andrewbatson.com/2019/05/30/is-ā¦ via @andrewbatson
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump on reparations: 'I don't see it happening'
President Trump on Monday said he doesn't believe the federal government will pursue reparations for descendants of slaves, an idea that has gained traction among some Democrats.
Trump Promised a Manufacturing Renaissance. What Happens in 2020 in Places That Lost Those Jobs?
Donald J. Trump carried several key states on a vow to end manufacturing job losses. That has not happened.
Trade wars and Americaās collective economic psyche: What worried Texas businesses are saying
Texas business executives seem increasingly concerned that Trump's trade war is going to hurt.Ā
James Pethokoukis
Trade wars and Americaās collective economic psyche: What worried Texas businesses are saying
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Bernie Sanders' plan to cancel student debt show bolder isn't aways better
Sen. Bernie Sanders new education plan would be radical even for his beloved Scandinavia, and the plan fails to focus on giving colleges a stronger incentive to keep tuition affordable or makingĀ sure their students graduate.
James Pethokoukis
Bernie Sandersā plan to cancel student debt show bolder isnāt aways better
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James Pethokoukis
Bernie Sandersā radical plan to cancel student debt shows bolder isnāt always better
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Report: James Marsden, Amber Heard in Negotiations to Star in The Stand Miniseries
Slated for release, yāknow, when itās finished, CBS All Access is working on a 10-part adaptation of Stephen Kingās apocalyptic epic, The Stand, the story of a plague that ravages the world and the people, good and evil, who survive it.
James Pethokoukis
Good luck. @GarySinise absolutely crushed it in the role of Stu Redman in the 1994 mini-series io9.gizmodo.com/report-james-mā¦ via @io9
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āThere Is a Stenchā: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children
Inspectors and lawyers traveling to border facilities in Texas described tremendous overcrowding and filthy conditions for hundreds of children and other detainees.
Once More With Feeling: There Is No Legal Distinction Between A 'Platform' And A 'Publisher'
Alexis Madrigal, over at the Atlantic has a mostly interesting piece recounting the history of how the big internet companies started calling themselves platforms. The history is actually pretty fascinating:
There was a time when there were...
Lake Comoās stellar hotel and restaurant openings
Its cachet may date back to the days of Manzoni and Bellini, but in 2019 Lake Como ā abuzz with haute hotel openings and sleek new restaurants ā still has it. Mary Lussiana drives, dines and gets a couple of first looks
Who's using 2FA? Sweet FA. Less than 10% of Gmail users enable two-factor authentication
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What does increased wealth inequality mean for you?
The latest numbers on wealth inequality in America are staggering. In the last 30 years, the top 1% increased its net worth by $21 million, while the bottom 50% has lost $900 billion. Author of āWinners Take Allā join Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle...
Elizabeth Warren loves German capitalism, but does she understand it?
Elizabeth Warren seems to be demonstrating the same lack of understanding on the trade deficit issue as President Trump, who views large trade deficits as the result of bad trade policy -- bad deals by dumb or corrupt American policymakers.
America Must Prepare for the Coming Chinese Empire
The last thing American policymakers or strategists should assume is that somehow Americans are superior to the Chinese.
James Pethokoukis
Key to American policy must be maintain/extending our technological leadership and being a "Shining City on a Hill" example of democratic capitalism.
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Armed extremists just escalated Oregon's fight over climate legislation
When the stateās cap-and-trade bill headed for a Senate vote, Republican lawmakers were gone.
Explainer: How Letting Platforms Decide What Content To Facilitate Is What Makes Section 230 Work
There seems to be some recurrent confusion about Section 230: how can it let a website be immune from liability for its users' content, and yet still get to affect whether and how that content is delivered? Isn't that inconsistent?
The...