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The fundamental problem with Dem messaging is that they are making it crystal clear they don’t take seriously their own rhetoric about the existential threat Trump poses. Which is perverse, because it’s true. But if they don’t why should anyone else?

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

Democrats have a one-time chance to be both the "tough on crime" party and the anti-authoritarian party. But it's looking like most of their leadership needs to be primaried before they can capitalize.

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Hear me out: it’s time for America to be sealed under a giant mysterious dome

submitted 3 days ago • 392 comments

Also, Lycurgis was a weird freak who built a civilization that left behind nothing but some mythical stories of sweaty men, an empty field where his city once stood, and a memory of really bad porridge.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Somehow this has produced zero reflection either from Democrats or the media class about what makes something "presidency-ending," which is not the substantive severity of the scandal, but HOW OTHER ELITE POLITICAL ACTORS REACT AND TALK ABOUT IT

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

There’s a reason that the phrase is “limited government” rather than “small government.” The smallest but most unlimited government is despotism.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

When individuals and publications labor to construct the intellectual and moral justifications for genocide, I think they should be treated like people doing that.

submitted 5 days ago • 73 comments

Put me out of my misery.

submitted 7 days ago • 315 comments

Look, Caligula considered making his horse a consul, so there’s precedent.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

The first two steps in attempting to implement communism, in the most practical sense, are: 1. Eliminate legal protection for ordinary people 2. Select leadership on the basis of ruthlessness/willingness to commit violence

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

American Christians have complete religious freedom, tax-deductible tithing, and widespread acceptance. It seems like a majority also convinced themselves that they're horribly oppressed.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

They do Nazi salutes because they’re Nazis.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Absolutely this. None of this madness is what you’d do if you were really interested in meaningfully reducing the size of government. It’s what you’d do if you wanted to consolidate power over a federal apparatus sufficiently compliant to execute corrupt or unlawful commands.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

When a far-right politician does something that seemingly aligns with liberatory values (peace talks, decentralization, etc.), you should always assume: A) It’s not actually what it’s propagandized as, and B) It’s as part of a larger fascist strategy to expand power and violence.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

"In the long run the privilege accorded to a definite class of producers loses its power to create specific gains. The privileged branch attracts newcomers.... Thus the eagerness of the law's pet children to acquire privileges is insatiable." --Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, Ch. 29

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Impeachable offense, after impeachable offense, after impeachable offense, after impeachable offense, after...

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Today FIRE is promoting Ilya Shapiro’s new book, accepting at face value his posturing as a hero for pushing back against “illiberalism” in academia. Meanwhile:

submitted 12 days ago • 37 comments

I can’t say I’ve thought about inflation that much since the US Attorney in the district you and I both live in had to resign because the President wanted to make a corrupt deal with the Mayor, backed by the threat of a dangling DOJ prosecution, to terrorize immigrants and people of color here.

submitted 17 days ago • 77 comments

This really gets to the heart of it: suing Musk in his official capacity to establish and challenge what the hell his official capacity even is.

submitted 18 days ago • 10 comments

How to bring down prices and raise our standard of living: 1) Trade with everyone, and do it a lot. 2) Welcome tons of immigrants, of all skill levels. 3) Stop listening to NIMBYs. How to increase prices and lower our standard of living: 1) Slap tariffs on everything. 2) Scare off immigrants.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

is the goal merit or is the goal segregation?

submitted 21 days ago • 1419 comments

in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?

submitted 21 days ago • 490 comments

GITMO preceded Trumpism but shares one of its central themes: there should be people outside the law, people with no rights anybody is bound to respect. That accompanies belief that there should also be people with rights superior to all others, people not bound by any law.

submitted 21 days ago • 39 comments

Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we instantly recognize in other contexts.

submitted 23 days ago • 410 comments

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submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

These are the only refugees we’re now taking. So guess it’s just full-on white nationalism.

submitted 23 days ago • 34 comments

I'm saying we need to worry more about it because it's not legal. The flagrant lawlessness is much of the point--like school-yard bullies, they're flexing power and status by showing off what they can do without being held accountable. Same with the openly racist language and gestures.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This energy. 👇🏻

submitted 24 days ago • 212 comments

Apple should just pull out of the UK. Call their bluff. Compared to the whole of the global market for iPhones, the UK is small. Just say, "Rather than endanger the privacy and security of the people of the UK, we're going to turn off their access to Apple services entirely."

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

gonna post again that this is all happening because everyone elected and assigned to protect you failed to do the most basic functions of that job

submitted 24 days ago • 15 comments

"Do what Mitch would do..." No, not even close. Mitch didn't do even 1% of what could be done by a minority determined to keep the Senate grinding in circles getting absolutely nothing done. They should be blowing past McConnell-level obstruction in a way that makes it look like business as usual.

submitted 26 days ago • 67 comments

Yes thehill.com/homenews/sen...

submitted 26 days ago • 375 comments

My depressing thought for the day: it seems increasingly inevitable that quite soon, Trump decides to simply disregard a court finding that some of his actions are illegal or unconstitutional. Impeachment is attempted & fails thanks to loyal Republicans. At which point there are no good options.

submitted 26 days ago • 133 comments