********** [The Washington Post] The Democrats weren’t stupid or crazy — just wrong

The party’s debacle of 2024 shows how easy it is for partisans to misunderstand their own victories.

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The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
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Trump Takes Aim at Republicans
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******** [The Washington Post] Time is up for neoliberals
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***** How the Ivy League Broke America
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******** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
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******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
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********** NYTimes: Why We Got It So Wrong
Why We Got It So Wrong https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/identity-groups-politics.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
*********** NYTimes: This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
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**** The Not-So-Woke Generation Z
For years, Gen Z has had a reputation for being “woke.” Last week’s election showed they were always more complicated, writes @fhill_official: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/11/gen-z-woke-myth-election/680653/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbIvrVK4kxWKrVJ4cqUfK0A&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
The Senate “is so skewed in favor of the current Republican coalition that Democrats need at least a few red-state seats to win consistent majorities,” @dblock94 writes. “Now they have none.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-senate-nightmare/680620/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUDguv0cmT9kuEW2eM9AI3M&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
Trump Takes Aim at Republicans
“When Trump fulminates against his enemies, he tends to cite Democrats or the permanent federal bureaucracy, but Trump is actually laying the groundwork to bypass Republicans to enact big parts of his agenda,” writes @GrahamDavidA: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-tries-sideline-congressional-republicans/680655/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ524EgqaNOqgIyyR_a2aac&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******** [The Washington Post] Time is up for neoliberals
Time is up for neoliberals www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/stiglitz-captialism-economics-democracy-book/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
***** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaTkCQBEsM67DIrwqJD3QUs&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion. @powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
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