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Did Washington Just Have an Actual Weekend?
Katie Rogers, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
President Biden is uninterested in generating headlines, which only
emphasizes how the Trump-size hole in Washington has created a sense of
free time in the capital — psychically, if not literally.
Most of Washington had a break.
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Congressional Committee Presses Cable Providers on Election Fraud Claims
Rachel Abrams, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Before a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Democratic members of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee asked cable companies what they did to combat
“the spread of misinformation.”
The notoriously free press follows the orders of their paymasters.
3
Cruz and Cuomo Face Scandal. Trump Can’t Save Them.
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Without Donald Trump dominating the political conversation, politicians’
audacious behavior isn’t so quickly subsumed.
Cruze will have to deal with Cancune.
Cuomo can probably just keep governing.
4
On the Post-Pandemic Horizon, Could That Be an Economic Boom?
Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Signs of economic life are picking up, and mounds of cash are waiting to be
spent as the virus loosens its grip.he
Any early boom will be a Covid-19 disaster.
Contact drives contagion.
5
Nevada Is Moving to Vote Before Iowa in 2024. Harry Reid Makes the Case.
Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Goodbye, Iowa and New Hampshire. Hello, Nevada and South Carolina? The
former Nevada senator is just one voice arguing that it’s time to change
the nomination calendar.
This is noise.
6
On Federal Appeals Courts, a Spike in Partisanship
Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Partisan alignments used to be rare when full appeals courts reconsidered
the decisions of three-judge panels. But that changed in the Trump era.
Partisan decisions kept Trump in office.
Economic distress is obvious to everyone.
It is not a basis for legal decisions.
7
Tough Sanctions, Then a Mysterious Last-Minute Turnabout
Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on the Israeli billionaire Dan
Gertler in 2017 for corruption in Africa. In Donald Trump’s final days in
office, they were rolled back with no explanation.
Trump wanted the Jewish vote.
He did not get it.
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Iran Curbs Nuclear Inspectors, but Appears to Leave Space for a Deal
David E. Sanger and Farnaz Fassihi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The new limits appeared to be lighter than the country had threatened,
giving Western nations three months to see if they can revive the 2015
nuclear agreement.
Iran needs the nuclear deal soon.
Joining the world market will please people.
9
National Guard Deployment at the Capitol Riot Was Delayed by Confusion and Inaction
Mark Mazzetti and Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
As violence grew out of control on Jan. 6, the head of the Capitol Police
made an urgent request for the National Guard. It took nearly two hours to
be approved.
The sergents at arms were corrupt is a trivial answer.
There was no reason to corrupt them.
10
cal Economy – Febru
ary 21, 2021
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 21, 2021 by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy Nietzsche’s Marginal Children: On Friedrich
Hayek. Corey Robin [The Nation, May 7, 2013] Why have marxists and
socialists failed so spectacularly in opposing movement conservatism and
neoliberalism? I think one major factor is an intellectual infatuation
with Nietzsche, which blinds them to […]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes A counter iritant.
I can read Paul Krugman He keeps out of most of the weeds.
I will read the Austrians one of these years.
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How Democrats Are Already Maneuvering to Shape Biden’s First Supreme Court Pick
Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Party leaders are urging President Biden not only to consider racial
diversity in potential Supreme Court nominees, but to look at candidates
who don’t come from a traditional Ivy League background.
Democrats fight to think.
They vote against unearned privelege.
12
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Examining Stone’s Possible Ties to Capitol Rioters
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
A full criminal investigation is far from certain, a person familiar with
the inquiry said.
Another conviction would please me.
I have little hope of one.
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Democrats’ Big Tent Helped Them Win. Now It Threatens Biden’s Agenda.
Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The party’s ideological blend of moderates and progressives carried it to
power in Washington, but elements of that coalition could block the most
ambitious parts of President Biden’s agenda.
Biden made few promises.
He needs all the Democratic senators to pass legislation.
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Garland Says as Attorney General He Would Combat Domestic Extremism
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The judge is also expected to affirm his commitment to equal justice under
the law and to vow to root out widespread discrimination.
Domestic extremism is hard to prosecute.
15
Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The former president will make his first lengthy remarks since leaving
office before the annual conference of conservatives Feb. 28.
Cancel culture is everywhere.
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Seeking Fresh Start With Iraq, Biden Avoids Setting Red Lines With Iran
Lara Jakes and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The administration’s measured response to a rocket attack in Erbil sharply
contrasts with a Trump-era campaign against Iran that, more often than not,
caught Iraq in the crossfire.
Biden wants out of South Asia.
He will go one step at a time.
17
Where Will Rush Limbaugh’s 15 Million Listeners Go Now?
Michael M. Grynbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
No one will have a megaphone like his again. But podcasters, “26-year-old
conservatives on Instagram”
and Sean Hannity all fill the void.
This group is best fragmented.
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Democrats Beat Trump in 2020. Now They’re Asking: What Went Wrong?
Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining
forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not
yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
The Republicans are bitter about their defeats.
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Democrats Beat Trump in 2020. Now They’re Asking: What Went Wrong?
Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining
forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not
yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
The Republicans put their best efforts into down ballot races.
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Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief?
Sheila Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to
restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the
politicized Trump administration.
Biden has the power and a staff to decide the prize.
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