Now we’re hitting the next level. Trump is a clown. But Cotton….
He and his people would take this nation back 100 years, no kidding.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tom-cotton-is-suddenly-among-the-top-candidates-for-trumps-vp-report
Interesting opinion from The Guardian‘s economics editor on China and US industrial policy, which I am sort of realizing is what I’m using instead of “protectionism” because it’s more palatable to me.
«The thinking behind the tough stance being adopted by the US goes as follows. First, it was a mistake to assume that China would become more liberal once it was plugged into the global economy.
Second, allowing China’s rapid industrial growth has hollowed out manufacturing in the US. Third, China’s model does not lend itself to free thinking and innovation, but instead relies on intellectual property being imported, often through unfair means, from the west. Fourth, it makes sense to make it as hard as possible for China to acquire this knowhow. Fifth, China’s aggressive use of industrial policy needs to be matched by the US.
If that all means the US becoming more interventionist and more protectionist, then so be it. In these circumstances, interventionism is justified and protectionism is good.
Biden thinks parts of the US economy are too strategically important to allow them to fall into Chinese hands and he is right about that. He also thinks the US needs to build up its own industrial strength and he is right about that too.»
For those who are curious (spoiler: climate change, in short):
https://wapo.st/3WK1PoI (gift)
Bernie Sanders has written a great essay.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/15/bernie-sanders-election-biden
I’m not the only one saying 50% of the US electorate:
«“Just to sum up,” Stephanopoulos said, nailing shut the coffin lid on whatever was left of Sununu’s reputation as a serious politician. “You support Trump for president even if he’s convicted in the classified documents case. You support him for president even though you believe he contributed to an insurrection. You support him for president even though you believe he’s lying about the last election. You support him for president even if he’s convicted in the Manhattan case. I just want to say, the answer to that is yes, correct?”
“Yeah. Me and 51 percent of America,” Sununu said, exposing himself as a craven opportunist once and for all.»
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«The mainstream TV interviews are humiliating for Republicans — but maybe that’s the point. Right-wing media outlets are less likely to challenge Republicans about January 6 or accepting the 2024 election results, so the true loyalty test is on the major network shows.»
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/stephanopoulos-mace-sununu-gop-sunday-shows
Suuuuper interesting article I’m only halfway through:
This is good stuff, but, at $75, mixing it is a sin.
https://www.liquor.com/nikka-coffey-grain-whisky-review-8424268
https://juicyecumenism.com/2024/05/03/breaking-covenant-umc-general-conference/
/me pulls up NewsBlur to see if he ever followed this blog, and, if so, to unfollow it.
No? Ok, good. (Sometimes, it can be a little hard to figure out where people are coming from in this arena.)
Next.
Looking forward to wall-to-wall coverage of Bernie Sanders’s age.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-reelection_n_6638f12ae4b00641c4961dff
«Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years.»
That’s quite a margin.
