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*** Shouting Into the Institutional Void
“The protesters are railing against a society that isn’t cohesive enough to summon a response. They’re hammering on a hollowed-out structure, and it very well may collapse,” George Packer writes:
****** History Will Judge the Complicit
What would it take for Republican leaders to admit to themselves that Trump’s loyalty cult is destroying the country they claim to love? @anneapplebaum asks.
**** The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure
American judges are well paid, unafraid of dismissal, and free from legal and political pressures. But that hasn’t stopped some of them from seeking to alter the law in egregiously partisan ways. @anneapplebaum on how judicial independence could end:
****** NYTimes.com: Trump Dislikes Ukraine for the Most MAGA of Reasons
Trump Dislikes Ukraine for the Most MAGA of Reasons
The country lies at the heart of overlapping conspiracy theories important to the former president.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/opinion/trump-debate-ukraine-russia.html?smid=em-share
*** NYTimes.com: MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest
MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest
A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/opinion/republicans-science-denial.html?smid=em-share
***** Facebook Has a Superuser-Supremacy Problem
Facebook is giving the most abusive people on its platform too much power to shape what it is, write @MattHindman, @natelubin, and Trevor Davis.
***** Yuval Noah Harari’s Apocalyptic Vision
Yuval Noah Harari has become a guru of sorts to Silicon Valley. But his new book on AI, “Nexus,” has little to say about the erosion of our intellectual institutions, @dimmerwahr writes. In fact, it might be symptomatic of the trend:
** How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
There might be something new to learn from the old images of Uncle Sam pointing at you.
In this special episode of “How to Know What’s Real,” @megangarber and @peterpomeranzev talk about the role of propaganda in America—and how to watch out for it:
******* What Awaits a Harris Presidency
“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.”