David V. Johnson
Deputy Editor, @SSIReview. Also edits for @apa_blog. Formerly @ajam, @bostonreview, @sanfranmag, @harpers. Philosophy Ph.D. @Stanford 🌹
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Why ‘they’ are not ‘us’: Think-tanks vs. universities | The Stanford Daily
The mission statement of the Hoover Institution is very plain — their work is premised on the belief that the actions of the federal government should be limited and that the “free market” is the sole…
Perilous Bounty: A Book Talk with Tom Philpott - Yale Law School
The agricultural landscape in the United States appears bleak: gluttonous agri-corporations extract fertility from the soil and labor from workers.
Win or Lose, It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party
The G.O.P.’s politicians, activists and voters are still figuring out what that means.
Recipe: Melania Trump’s favorite treats are sugar cookies stamped into stars - The Boston Globe
This recipe is for Melania Trump's Star Cookies from the food section of The Boston Globe.
'Cult of Smart' author Fredrik deBoer on the taboo of admitting some kids just aren't good at school, why 'equality of opportunity' is bunk, and why he believes in a culture of forgiveness over cancellation
"The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice" author talks about lowering the stakes to increase student outcomes.
WSJ News Exclusive | Health Agency Scraps Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold
A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers.
This Election, David Duchovny Wants to Go on Record
“Sadly, it’s a little prophetic at this point,” actor-musician says of his new anti-Trump song “Layin’ on the Tracks”
Our Age of Institutional Decadence
By 555 A.D. Emperor Justinian I was close to reconquering most of the territories in Italy and North Africa lost 100 years earlier when the Roman empire’s western half collapsed. At the time it app…
Gavin Goes Both Ways on Fracking - LA Progressive
Steve Horn: The Newsom administration has established a pattern of approving permits during busy news cycles.
How to Steal an Election
In the old days, nobody needed help from a foreign country.
David V. Johnson
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Hanging by a Strand | Brendan O’Connor
After Covid-19, the Strand might look less like a bookstore and more like yet another souvenir shop for those visiting the world’s capital of capital.
Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep
A squalid tent camp on the border is the result of President Trump’s unprecedented limits on asylum. Some people have waited in filthy conditions for more than a year to obtain refuge in the United States.
Bernie Sanders makes a play for Biden Labor secretary
The Vermont senator is interested in joining Joe Biden's Cabinet, should his former primary rival defeat President Donald Trump.
Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record
Delayed freeze in Laptev Sea could have knock-on effects across polar region, scientists say
Senate Democrats Plan To Boycott Amy Coney Barrett's Committee Vote
Their plan is to fill their empty seats with photos of people who would be hurt by Barrett casting a deciding vote against the Affordable Care Act.
The mystery of Rudy Giuliani's spokeswoman
Meet Christianné Allen, the 20-year-old college student who speaks for President's Trump's personal lawyer.
WSJ News Exclusive | Quibi Weighs Shutting Down as Problems Mount
Quibi Holdings is considering shutting itself down, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that points to a possible crash landing for a once-highflying entertainment startup that raised $1.75 billion in capital.
Overwhelmed by cases, North Dakota tells residents with COVID-19 to do their own contact tracing | INFORUM
BISMARCK — North Dakota is now asking residents who test positive for COVID-19 to inform their own close contacts of the diagnosis as a recent surge in new cases of the virus has overloaded the state's contact tracing operation.