****** China Has Gotten the Trade War It Deserves

The Biden administration’s steep new tariffs are a rational response to Xi Jinping’s aggressive economic policies. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/05/china-tariffs-electric-vehicles-trade-war/678385/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYeCl13Gb-XolC2ZUvXD51wk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

***** NYTimes.com: Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails Anne Applebaum on how to think about autocracy and authoritarianism in a second Trump term. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-anne-applebaum.html?smid=em-share
******** Why Study History?
Why Study History? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1988/11/why-study-history/670027/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYf0J9VbNnNKY0A8FOMaGelw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
NYTimes.com: Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail
Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail The president-elect is planting the seeds of his own political demise. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/opinion/trump-kennedy-gaetz-hegseth.html?smid=em-share By David French Opinion Columnist
**** NYTimes.com: When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?
When Will Democrats Learn to Say No? Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/opinion/democrats-interest-groups-majority.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?
When Will Democrats Learn to Say No? Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/opinion/democrats-interest-groups-majority.html?unlocked_article_code=1.a04.3WkE.QrUWlHZYFGSe&smid=em-share
[The Washington Post] The Senate’s Madisonian opportunity on those nominations
The Senate’s Madisonian opportunity on those nominations https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/17/donald-trump-nominees-senate-james-madison/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
******** NYTimes: Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way
Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/podcasts/the-daily/bernie-sanders-democratic-party.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
********** [The Washington Post] The Democrats weren’t stupid or crazy — just wrong
The party’s debacle of 2024 shows how easy it is for partisans to misunderstand their own victories. https://wapo.st/48SuBYs
********** NYTimes: Why We Got It So Wrong
Why We Got It So Wrong https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/identity-groups-politics.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
*********** NYTimes: This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/opinion/donald-trump-orban-putin.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android