******** NYTimes.com: This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like

This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like

A revolution is about to swallow U.S. politics, and it’s based on the simplest and most radical theory of power.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/opinion/populism-power-elites-politics.html?smid=em-share

***** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaTkCQBEsM67DIrwqJD3QUs&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion. @powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/yale-ivy-league-liberals-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
Many Americans are baffled, Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How could Latinos vote for Trump? “But seeing the results—and hearing from Latino Trump voters—it made perfect sense to me. This was, simply, a vote for capitalism.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/latinos-vote-trump/680596/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVs5TzgEUoIsjXuR7a2804s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** NYTimes.com: How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition? It will be difficult for Democrats to reverse these dynamics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/democrats-republicans-class-realignment.html?smid=em-share
******* NYTimes: David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/united-states-education-divide.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
*** I’ve Watched America and Ukraine Switch Places
“Take it from a member of the generation of Ukrainians who successfully defended democracy: To capture a state requires not just a strong leader but an apathetic society,” @ngumenyuk writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/message-america-ukraine/680597/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYd7zaFdM6wRpQKurvROxyEw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** The Case Against Pessimism
“Faced with the greatest challenge to our values and our interests in our time, the democratic world is starting to wobble. Many wish the fighting in Ukraine would somehow, magically, stop,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/russia-ukraine-democracy-applebaum/680318/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYexxHY9QVIcFANnJqYfwQeg&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war. But Vladimir Putin “wants to show that America, NATO, and the West are weak and indecisive, regardless of who is president, and that his brutal regime represents some kind of new global standard,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/biden-trump-ukraine/680632/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUqPDjFBBFJvDamK0NKuJ0o&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

***** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaTkCQBEsM67DIrwqJD3QUs&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******** How the Ivy League Broke America
America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion. @powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/yale-ivy-league-liberals-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
Many Americans are baffled, Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How could Latinos vote for Trump? “But seeing the results—and hearing from Latino Trump voters—it made perfect sense to me. This was, simply, a vote for capitalism.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/latinos-vote-trump/680596/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVs5TzgEUoIsjXuR7a2804s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** NYTimes.com: How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition? It will be difficult for Democrats to reverse these dynamics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/democrats-republicans-class-realignment.html?smid=em-share
******* NYTimes: David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/united-states-education-divide.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
*** I’ve Watched America and Ukraine Switch Places
“Take it from a member of the generation of Ukrainians who successfully defended democracy: To capture a state requires not just a strong leader but an apathetic society,” @ngumenyuk writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/message-america-ukraine/680597/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYd7zaFdM6wRpQKurvROxyEw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** The Case Against Pessimism
“Faced with the greatest challenge to our values and our interests in our time, the democratic world is starting to wobble. Many wish the fighting in Ukraine would somehow, magically, stop,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/russia-ukraine-democracy-applebaum/680318/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYexxHY9QVIcFANnJqYfwQeg&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war. But Vladimir Putin “wants to show that America, NATO, and the West are weak and indecisive, regardless of who is president, and that his brutal regime represents some kind of new global standard,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/biden-trump-ukraine/680632/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUqPDjFBBFJvDamK0NKuJ0o&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social