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**** NYTimes: We Will Look Back on This Age of Cruelty to Animals in Horror
**** NYTimes: China’s Ban on ‘Sissy Men’ Is Bound to Backfire
***** NYTimes: What We Learned About the Economy in 2021 j9
**** NYTimes: Behind Low Vaccination Rates Lurks a More Profound Social Weakness
**** NYTimes: How to Tell When Your Country Is Past the Point of No Return.
**** NYTimes: Trump Won’t Let America Go. Can Democrats Pry It Away? ^
Trump Won’t Let America Go. Can Democrats Pry It Away? nyti.ms/3y3wfUw
The framers of the Constitution gave rural Americans an electoral advantage in national politics. They did this for a reason. Urbanization and industrialization enrich urban Americans at the expense of rural Americans. Government must enact policies to mitigate this problem if we have any hope of restoring national unity and a functioning democracy.
Democrats should give less focus to culture wars and more focus to policies that improve the lives of rural Americans.
Rural Americans have been economically depressed relative to urban Americans for a very long time and they know it. They may not know what policies will help the problem but they do know that they are mad.
Republicans stay in power by exploiting this anger and resentment In rural America. They need it to stay in power.
Democrats and the nation need policies that encourage investment in rural America.
*** NYTimes: The Trump Conspiracy Is Hiding in Plain Sight ^
***** NYTimes.com: The Most Powerful Data Broker in the World Is Winning the War Against the U.S.
The Most Powerful Data Broker in the World Is Winning the War Against the U.S.
Beijing is outmaneuvering the United States and its allies in at least one crucial domain: data.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/opinion/xi-jinping-china-us-data-war.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: How China Obtains American Trade Secrets
How China Obtains American Trade Secrets
Companies have long accused Chinese rivals of swiping or seizing valuable technology. Beijing promises to ban those practices, but enforcement could be tough.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/business/china-technology-transfer.html?smid=em-share