Nathan J Robinson
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Why “Crime” Isn’t the Question and Police Aren’t the Answer ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Moderates often suggest that “police reduce crime.” But the framing of this statement is much more flawed than it may appear.</p>
The Climate Case for Joe Biden (Is Strong but More Complicated Than You Might Have Heard) ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Biden’s climate plan may be lackluster, but it is less likely to actively kill people. </p>
Nathan J Robinson Good explanation from of why climate change is a very good reason to vote for Joe Biden BUT he's also utterly inadequate. 25h
PREVIEW - #181 - West Wingin' It (w/ Briahna Joy Gray and Nathan J. Robinson)
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Make America Trip Again | Current Affairs
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<p>Are psychedelics a solution to our political turmoil, a dangerous unknown, or something else entirely?</p>
Nathan J Robinson Good argument here from that the country would be far better off if more people did psychedelic drugs. 49h
The Right Has Money, Not Arguments ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>You can buy as many copies of a libertarian children’s book as you want and you won’t change the fact that the socialists are right. </p>
Nathan J Robinson It's noteworthy that when we critique a libertarian, his response is "you'll just help me sell copies of my book" rather than "here's why your arguments are incorrect." It's a brainless philosophy incapable of dealing with the left's superior arguments. 49h
Wendell Potter on How the Health Insurance Industry Manipulates Public Opinion ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>The former Cigna executive on how corporations protect their profits by lying to Americans about single-payer healthcare. </p>
Nathan J Robinson Every American needs to realize they could easily have a much better healthcare system, and the only reason they DON'T is that corporations spend a lot of $$ to convince us not to touch their profits. Former Cigna exec on how it works 3d
Dedicated
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A profoundly inspiring and transformative argument that purposeful commitment can be a powerful force in our age of restlessness and indecision.Most of...
How Private Prisons Profit from Forced Labor ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Private prisons are a notorious feature of the American criminal punishment system, but when it comes to immigration detention, private prisons are both more ubiquitous and (possibly) easier to close.</p>
Nathan J Robinson "Everyone should be able to agree that it is imperative to stop corporations from profiting from forced labor." 3d
Overcoming Bias : Win-Win Babies As Infrastructure
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Think of the Children ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Children, for all of the sentimentality we project onto them, are extremely weird, sometimes terrifying, and will always understand more than we think.</p>
Nathan J Robinson "We should respect and encourage the anger, defiance, and skepticism of children. We should want our species’ newest members to be on fire with the uncynical fury of people who are seeing injustice for the first time." 4d
Hey, Trump Can Still Win. Really. | Washington Monthly
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Trump is close in the states that really matter. Democrats should still worry that Biden can lose.
Nathan J Robinson As these analyses in WaPo/NYT/Inquirer show, there are reasons why swing states could actually be very close. If a minute number of votes ultimately result in the reelection of Trump, that will not feel good 4d
Biden Is Not Out of the Woods
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Unanticipated electoral developments are affecting both presidential campaigns in surprising ways.
Nathan J Robinson As these analyses in WaPo/NYT/Inquirer show, there are reasons why swing states could actually be very close. If a minute number of votes ultimately result in the reelection of Trump, that will not feel good 4d
How ‘naked ballots’ in Pennsylvania could cost Joe Biden the election
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The 2020 presidential election could come down to envelopes. Here's what you need to know.
Nathan J Robinson As these analyses in WaPo/NYT/Inquirer show, there are reasons why swing states could actually be very close. If a minute number of votes ultimately result in the reelection of Trump, that will not feel good 4d
What Happens in the West Wing ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>The show is a documentary about how and why centrist politics fails, and the inner logic used to conceal that failure. </p>
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Nathan J Robinson I went through every episode of the first season of the West Wing to see what the Bartlet administration actually accomplished in this "liberal fantasy." Answer: about as much as the Obama administration. 5d
The Time Travails of Ben Shapiro ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Ben Shapiro journeys through space and time to go annoy other societies for a change.</p>
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Nathan J Robinson A comic from on what happens whan travels through time to discover what "Western history" was really like 6d
A Thorough Debunking of COVID-19 Contrarianism ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Data scientist Jennifer Handsel deconstructs the truth and the myths of COVID-19. </p>
Nathan J Robinson Former NYT journalist has been spreading ludicrous misinformation about COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Data scientist Jen Handsel combs through his writing and thoroughly debunks the central claims 5d
Bernie Sanders makes a play for Biden Labor secretary
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The Vermont senator is interested in joining Joe Biden's Cabinet, should his former primary rival defeat President Donald Trump.
Nathan J Robinson It’s a really bad idea for Sanders to become Labor Secretary because as an admin official he would be unable to harshly criticize the Biden White House. We are going to urgently need independent left voices to tell the truth about Biden, not apologists. 7d
The Service Industry and its Discontents ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>As the industry struggles towards “business as usual”, all restaurant workers have to return to is grueling work, exploitive conditions, and criminally low wages.</p>
Vaush
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Hi, I'm Vaush. I believe progressive socialism is the best solution to the problems our country - all countries - face, and I'm here to make arguments in fav...
Nathan J Robinson Have recorded a delightful interview with the great leftist YouTuber on how to argue with conservatives (and why). It'll be coming up in a few weeks on the CA podcast: In the meantime check out Vaush's excellent channel: 7d
The Real Abbie Hoffman ❧ Current Affairs
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<p>Why it’s impossible to Sorkin-ize the great revolutionary clown. </p>
Nathan J Robinson Why the legendary radical Abbie Hoffman deserves better than Aaron Sorkin 7d
Nathan J Robinson have updated my article on the Chicago 7 movie to incorporate the fact that not only are the values the same as those in the West Wing, but at one point Sorkin even literally recycles silly West Wing dialogue for the movie: 5d