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In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails

The Democratic Party needs to rethink what it means to be the party of institutions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jennifer-pahlka-steven-teles.html?smid=em-share

The word “monopoly” was once a fixture of political discourse, writes @stacyfmitchell. Where has it gone?

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/word-monopoly-antitrust/530169/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaBGHyT6gv5MFwlHOONEUsA&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

“If Americans want to protect the economy from Goliaths that trample all over workers and small businesses, Congress and the states are going to have to pass new laws that make it easier to bring, and win, antitrust cases,” @ZephyrTeachout writes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/antitrust-facebook-congress-sherman-act/620539/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYXtpu8vagUyUwCaGiuLcmQ&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, @JonHaidt argues. It’s not just a phase:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYdpZ1Y-08-S26wcriVR5ROU&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

“The broligarchs’ ascendancy on both the foreign- and domestic-policy fronts has taken many observers by surprise—including me,” @EBHarrington writes.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/broligarchy-elon-musk-trump/680788/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYXayU6Trt0UTjax8T_KsaEQ&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Down About the Election? There Is a Speech I Want You to Read.

Frederick Douglass knew what to do when faced with Jim Crow.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/opinion/election-frederick-douglass.html?smid=em-share

How an Empty Internet Gave Us Tradwives and Trump

Trump excelled at tapping into the information ecosystems where minority and young voters express their identity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/trump-trad-wives-podcasters-wellness.html?smid=em-share

The Greatest Cancel Culture Warrior in America Is Donald Trump

Sure, the left can be nuts, but have you looked at the right lately?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/trump-cancel-culture-maga.html?smid=em-share

The Right’s Triumph Over Social Media

Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/opinion/trump-musk-social-media.html?smid=em-share