“Whatever awaits the United States under a President Harris, a continuation of the uneasy present is the least likely scenario,” @EliotACohen writes. “Rather, a thunderous wave of crisis may break on her administration.”
Bibliography
************* [The Washington Post] How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/sulzberger-free-press-new-york-times/
Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
Get Outlook for Android
Are Private Schools Immoral?
Gentrification will only create diverse public schools if white parents stop hoarding resources, @nhannahjones says.
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot https://a.co/d/g4eOk0V
Democracy Is Losing Its Race With Disruption
The race between technological disruption and democracy isn’t new—but today’s new tech poses tremendous new challenges, Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein write.
The Tech Giants’ Anti-regulation Fantasy
“The American tech industry has never been an entrepreneurial free-for-all,” @RrjohnR writes. “Much of the country’s information infrastructure was built atop a telephone system that depended on local, state, and federal regulation.”
**** The Wrath at Khan
Wealthy donors such as the LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman have plenty of personal reasons—billions, even—to oppose Lina Khan, @jcbeam writes. But they say they’re motivated by concern for the little guy:
NYTimes.com: The Loneliness Epidemic Has a Cure
The Loneliness Epidemic Has a Cure
There are few higher and better callings than to forge a bond with a person and provide a place where they belong.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-aei-education.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: Conservatives Fighting Over Reagan’s Legacy Overlook What Made Him Successful
Conservatives Fighting Over Reagan’s Legacy Overlook What Made Him Successful
That bodes poorly for the G.O.P.’s future.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/opinion/ronald-reagan-legacy.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: What Kamala Harris Needs to Do to Take On China
What Kamala Harris Needs to Do to Take On China
Washington cannot win “the competition for the 21st century” against Beijing by itself.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/opinion/kamala-harris-china.html?smid=em-share