Notes about this synthesis: 1) Seems to wants way more common culture than mere "creedal" nationalism–more than buying core ideas of freedom, equality & rights. Cites Brandeis, who wants "fundamental" reorientation until "interests and affections have become deeply rooted here."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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Tonelson proposes"synthesis": "if national conservatism wants to be truly national, and therefore, successful, it will have no choice but to rally round the view that anyone from any part of the world can become an American-if Americanizing them becomes a national priority again" https://t.co/ZBiMuQYO9n
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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Gallup– "Most Important U.S. Problem"
Immigration — 27%
Health Care — 7%
Stunning.
"Mickey, why are you so obsessed with immigration?"https://t.co/NYI43eRrvH— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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No match for the Pepsi Navy. https://t.co/NsoENiM3u1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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No match for the Pepsi Navy. https://t.co/NsoENiM3u1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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Thread. @drvox hardest hit. https://t.co/V7JOT2dzm9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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Mulvaney would hate this idea. Maybe he can be sent away to a Milken conference: https://t.co/lTuht0pXap
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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Tonelson: A Century-Old Way Forward on Defining "True Americanism" https://t.co/5kRzRd0OnU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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I used to believe this. But now I've heard of dozens of qualified people who *actually believed in Trump's agenda* who applied for jobs but didn't make it past Priebus & DeStefano. They would rather hire Koch lobbyists. https://t.co/B6aYlwIEmF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 24, 2019
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Part of the problem here is initial dumb, ham-handedly anti-Trump hed ("accomplished little for the working class"–when wages are rising). Hed has since been changed. Larger problem is NYT keeps on writing dumb, ham-handedly anti-Trump heds & doesn't fire the people writing them https://t.co/nMaoIjG6Sr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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The current tight labor market and wage increases (esp at bottom) are a lot more important than "NLRB appointments," even to union members. https://t.co/9R28q9S85S
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Here's a deal Trump could propose. It's not too late https://t.co/qlUxsFOAcC https://t.co/LYVnmVPFj9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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""Despite Rhetorical Appeals, Trump Has Accomplished Little for Working Class"
"Wage growth has accelerated modestly, and is strongest for the lowest-paid workers in the country."
Aside from that! … https://t.co/Anxg8aE5gV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Build the wall? https://t.co/D7gKAoYUNX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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By a Trump Administration official! A holdover civil servant? Maybe. But with Trump there's a 50/50 chance it's a Reince Priebus political appointee — which is Trump's failure in a nutshell. He appointed GOP hacks who hate the policies that were the reason he got elected. https://t.co/sGE16Dn22k
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Biggest question about "National Conservatives":
"Having kicked out the K Streeters and Ryanists … having made their peace with big government …. WHY NOT REACH OUT TO THE DEMOCRATS?" https://t.co/qlUxsFOAcC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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There's almost always another side to the story … https://t.co/a5m2pDP3G6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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I can arrange to put a cow in a friend's yard if that will help. https://t.co/L0kYpUY8RE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Beverly Hills is already a "high unemployment area" for EB-5 purposes. https://t.co/nFACAinLg7 "Rural" shouldn't be that much of a leap. https://t.co/skeSoetUAV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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And then the H1B immigrants pushed out by the Indians will demand more green cards to correct the unfairness — so the predictable result *will* be a big increase in numbers. Perhaps that is the plan. https://t.co/22LOyM02zE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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The race is on to reclassify Beverly Hills as a "rural area." https://t.co/DmYL1IjWYT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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I think it's fine for Hawley to have used the word, but isn't it clear he knew, not only its previous uses but that he'd be accused of what he's been accused of by the people who've accused him-meaning the speech would get way more notice? Stray voltage, the Obama folks called it https://t.co/jWi99US3Ds
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Here's the J.D. Vance talk discussed in the latest kf newsletter (https://t.co/qlUxsFOAcC). I thought it was v-good. https://t.co/0x67J2v7qU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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Woke vs. Sane https://t.co/BvWoX93Dc7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 23, 2019
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