Will Saletan
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Democratic Candidates Are Misrepresenting Michael Brown’s Death
Calling it a murder betrays the cause they hope to advance.
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Last month, Elizabeth Warren falsely accused Darren Wilson of murder.
When she was told, face to face, that a federal investigation had cleared Wilson, she conceded nothing.
Is she ever going to apologize?
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Younger Black Voters to Their Parents: Break Up With Joe Biden, I’m Bored
An organic effort by black millennials and Gen Z-ers to influence their older family members may be key to overtaking Mr. Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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This @AsteadWesley piece is an illustration of good reporting on disagreements *within* nonwhite communities. Like whites, they're not monolithic.
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Sanders’s ‘Revolution’ in Burlington: Working With Republicans, Business
Bernie Sanders’s record as mayor shows that at times he went to opponents, working with Republicans, police and business on key issues facing the Vermont community, sometimes to the frustration of his liberal allies.
Rex Tillerson details his frustrations on Iran, Israel, Russia, and his revamp of the State Department
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered his take on global leaders and hotspots, from Iran and Saudi Arabia to North Korea and Syria and discussed diplomacy negotiation strategies during a closed-door talk for the American Secretaries of...
Trump called him 'my African American.' Now he's left the GOP
Gregory Cheadle is the Redding resident who shot to national fame in 2016 when then-presidential candidate Donald Trump saw him at a campaign rally and said, “Look at my African American over here. Look at him! Are you the greatest?” Cheadle was for...
Fox News Poll: High interest in election, Democrats top Trump in matchups
Fifty-nine percent of voters are extremely interested in the 2020 presidential election. That’s a number typically only seen right before an election.
From Mayor Pete, Here Comes 'Medicare For All Who Want It'
It's not Medicare for All. But Buttigieg's proposal would also make a big difference to a lot of people.
Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules
The move, expected Wednesday, would strip California of its special authority to set tougher rules on car emissions.
When Privilege Callouts Turn Callous
The Guardian twisted the social-justice concept to diminish David Cameron’s grief.
On the Record, Off the Record, On Background, and Not for Attribution – Explained | ReThink Media
In 1989, The New York Times columnist William Safire expounded on the differences between “off the record,” “on background,” and “not for attribution,” or what he termed “the lexicon of quotability.” Yet, a decade later, five journalists from The...
Will Saletan
This is a useful taxonomy of "off the record," "on background," and other terms, as most (or many) reporters understand them. (h/t @IanRGillespie)
My personal rules are tighter, but the rules as described here will help you protect yourself as a source.
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“They Threaten Mike Every Week”: Is Pence in Danger of Getting Bounced?
With Trump’s cratering poll numbers among suburban women, Jared and Ivanka look for a Pence-free plan B. Meanwhile, Trump has another idea: “Black people love me.”
'Just didn't make any sense': Leland Keyser now challenges story of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Leland Keyser, a high school friend of Christine Blasey Ford, cast doubt on Ford's claims of being sexually assaulted by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at a high school party in the 1980s.
Analysis of the genetic basis of height in large Jewish nuclear families
Author summary Rare variants with large effects have been suggested to account for some of the missing heritability of height, but detection of such variants in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) requires very large sample sizes due to their low...
No, Brett Kavanaugh Has Not Been ‘Credibly Accused’
The accusations fail several basic tests of plausibility.
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"Claims against public figures such as Bill Clinton, Donald Trump [&] Roy Moore ...feature a considerable amount of contemporaneous corroborating evidence. Other people will state that the victim specifically told them about the incident when it occurred."
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Cellino v. Barnes - Tickets - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY - August 3rd, 2019
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Andrew Yang’s campaign says over 450,000 people have entered debate contest
The campaign says it raised $1 million in the 72 hours since the giveaway became public.
Brevity is the Soul of Twitter: The Constraint Affordance and Political Discussion
Abstract. Many hoped that social networking sites would allow for the open exchange of information and a revival of the public sphere. Unfortunately, conversat
“Medicare for All” Is Not a Winning Platform
Thursday’s debate shows Warren and Sanders are in trouble.
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Thursday marked a turning point in the Democratic presidential race. Medicare for All is in trouble. The public option is rising.
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Medicare for All or public option? In the biggest fight of the primaries, Warren and Sanders may be on the losing side.
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Why a public option beats M4A: Americans don’t like being coerced, even when you swear it’s good for them.
"The problem, Sen. Sanders, with that damn bill you wrote—and that Sen. Warren backs—is that it doesn’t trust the American people," said Buttigieg.
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Chris Coons: Beto O'Rourke's call for gun confiscation last night will be used against our party for years
"I don't think a majority of the Senate or the country is going to embrace mandatory buybacks."
Andrew Yang Said He Would Give 10 People $1,000 Each Month. Is That Legal?
During the Democratic debate in Houston, Mr. Yang announced that he would use campaign funds to distribute 10 “freedom dividends.” The move raises questions about possible campaign finance violations.