Matthew Yglesias
Writing a book: ONE BILLION AMERICANS; podcasting on THE WEEDS; blogging at https://t.co/5gESirESRH; proud owner of a non-conforming garage
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Joe Biden Does Nothing As Violent Crime in Democrat-Run Cities Soars
Only President Trump is fighting to protect Black lives.
Massachusetts Detective Is Fired Over Black Lives Matter Post
Florissa Fuentes of the Springfield Police Department shared a photo on Instagram of her niece at a Black Lives Matter protest holding a sign that her colleagues said was offensive.
Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables
Matthew Yglesias
Dale & Krueger find that kids from low income families do benefit from attending fancier schools but that higher class kids (who have other means of networking) don’t really.
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Covid-19 cases are rising, but deaths are falling. What’s going on?
By the time coronavirus deaths start rising again, it’s already too late.
Trump lashes out at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR over noose investigation, Confederate flag ban
President Trump lashed out on Twitter against Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's sole Black driver, demanding he apologize for the investigation into a noose in the driver's garage.
Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
Problematic words and phrases like "master" and "blacklist" are everywhere: in real estate, in computing, in law and in everyday conversation.
The Marijuana Superweapon Biden Refuses to Use
Legalizing marijuana is extremely popular, and proven to increase voter turnout. So why won’t Joe Biden embrace the idea?
Bus driver brain dead after 'attacked over face masks'
The driver in France was set upon by people who had no tickets and refused to wear face masks.
The Fifty-First State?
Going to war with Iraq would mean shouldering all the responsibilities of an occupying power the moment victory was achieved. These would include running the economy, keeping domestic peace, and protecting Iraq's borders—and doing it all for years,...
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Matthew Yglesias
Over the past twenty years or so there’s really been no better chronicler of America’s decline than @JamesFallows.
Was inspired by the greatness of the pandemic article to revisit “The 51st State” this morning.
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The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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This whole Fallows piece is tremendous
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Chicago Gun Violence Spikes and Increasingly Finds the Youngest Victims
Nine children under the age of 18 have been shot dead in Chicago since June 20.
Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench
In the past dozen years, judges have repeatedly escaped public accountability for misdeeds that have victimized thousands. Nine of 10 kept their jobs, Reuters found
Gov. Murphy signs police reform inspired by APP that stops bad cops secretly switching jobs
The new law prevents cops hiding behind agreements to secrecy by requiring departments to share an officer's file when the officer seeks a new job.
Hong Kong, Changed Overnight, Navigates Its New Reality
In a city where China has made some ideas suddenly dangerous, people are trying to figure out where the boundaries lie, and how their lives have changed.
'Crystal clear' drunk people can't socially distance, warns police chief after Soho packed with huge crowds - follow live
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239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
Matthew Yglesias
This article is focused on the WHO, but it seems to me almost all of the official public health guidance in the United States is also following this model of ignoring the evidence on aerosol transmission.
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Americans believe the United States was a shining city on a hill — but not anymore | YouGov
Republicans and Democrats are both less likely to describe modern-day America as a shining city on a hill when compared to 1989.
At Mt. Rushmore, Trump Updates ‘American Carnage’ Message for the Election
His ominous remarks were a concession to his political standing: trailing in the polls, lacking a booming economy or a positive message to campaign on, and leaning on culture wars to buoy his loyalists.
How a Lincoln-Douglass Debate Led to Historic Discovery
Two history professors’ text-message debate led to the discovery of a long-forgotten letter showing how Frederick Douglass really felt about a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a slave that’s now under national scrutiny.