Author: Jim

They’re better off but not feeling it—which could be a really big political problem. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/american-household-income-improvement-voter-sentiment/675959/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

American farming is at a crossroads. Climate change, consumer choices and political pressures have forced many ranchers and farmers to rethink their purpose.

https://wapo.st/40uCeAd

I Saw What Happened to America’s Postwar Plans for Iraq. Here’s How Israel Should Plan for Gaza.

After the lessons the United States should have learned from postwar Iraq, some advice for Israel and its plans for a post-Hamas Gaza.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/opinion/israel-gaza-iraq-iran.html?smid=em-share

‘The Longer and Bloodier the War, the Harder it Will Be for the Democratic Coalition’

The war between Israel and Hamas could splinter the Biden electorate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/opinion/biden-trump-israel-hamas.html?smid=em-share

If Not This, Then What Should Israel Do?

Zack Beauchamp analyzes Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-zack-beauchamp.html?smid=em-share

Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War

Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html?smid=em-share

The Democrats Are Their Own Worst Enemies

John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira say the Democratic Party is failing in matters of culture and in matters of class.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/opinion/democrats-elite-judis-teixeira.html?smid=em-share