Problem is that just because Trump failed to undermine liberal democracy it doesn't follow that a shrewder more Orbanesque figure would succeed–i.e. that American institutions are weak. Seem kind of strong to me. https://t.co/YlOcBT5BN0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 11, 2018
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Shorter Mounk: Turns out Trump's really not much like Orban! But don't worry, populism still poses a grave threat to the survival of liberal democracy because if someone who actually was what Mounk said Trump was came to power he might pull it off. https://t.co/LjCJqXn8B2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 11, 2018
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Mounk: In contrast with Orban, Trump "has been far less strategic about abolishing independent institutions." In other words, he hasn't done it. https://t.co/p1pAKvYyBB…
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 11, 2018
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Why not more attention to this sensational story? https://t.co/V1jieB2ZVS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 10, 2018
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Seems a drafted-in-30-seconds for-show bill–looks like it has an independent proscription against publishing "false" info without warning (whether fact-checked or not). But whole bill only requires a "plan," not that plan actually be implemented. https://t.co/JfxwAhRRrv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 10, 2018
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I actually don't see where the section that's linked requires fact-checkers appointed (or approved ) by state–though you wouldn't want unlicensed sweetheart fact-checkers running around, would you? https://t.co/H5KBIC85v4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 10, 2018
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That's it! Have now reached limit of KW takes (even ones, like this, that seem right) unless they report on the possible Ninth Planet effect of (de facto) Atlantic owner Laurene Powell Jobs. https://t.co/qoHaO13Jkk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Why would that cause pressure to act (as opposed to relieving pressure to act)? https://t.co/12ZWpRoCoi
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Trump madly issuing messaging initiatives–e.g. demanding *reports* about "catch & release–to try to make up for ominbus bill f–k-up. Maybe Tucker & Laura & Ann will be fooled. I doubt it. https://t.co/fNxg0Pn2lD https://t.co/Ghk80mhsOl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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My theory: Authors know that immigration a) is key to Dem dominance in CA, and don't want to admit it b) is one issue that will prevent Silicon Valley Politics from taking over US, and don't want to deal with it. https://t.co/sdDyq0tC9f
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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It's odd that that triumphalist tell-the-tech-CEOS-what-they-want-to-hear piece (about how CA-style progressives are destined to grind the Republican party into dust and salt the earth, etc) doesn't even mention immigration. Why? https://t.co/LF9eNn1xoa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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PS.: The price of Trump's immigration enforcement policies is addition of "thousands of dollars to the cost of new construction." Thousands! A $200,000 home becomes a $205,000 home? (.@bobbarr gives no numbers). Seems bearable. https://t.co/HyLJMVF1kf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Amazing that at this stage the (now explicit) lobby for cheaper immigrant labor think they can get away with not confronting the possibility of raising wages to attract legal workers. https://t.co/HyLJMVF1kf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Todd Purdum–not the person I'd expect to write a Rodgers & Hammerstein bio. Good review here: https://t.co/3t1NVgGDbl But you knew that … https://t.co/GORXMajpsG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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How about https://t.co/smvbn51ORu ? https://t.co/PRn2tq3RW7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Yes, totally holds up. https://t.co/4nNzheQI7I
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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Trump blaming Nielsen for immigration reversals? Suggest focusing on those responsible for legislative debacle in omnibus (including you, @RealDonaldTrump). There's your trouble! Didn't Nielsen advise vetoing the bill? https://t.co/GPaOWH0F8V #FireMarcShort #MulvaneyToo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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V-skeptical that "violence in Mexico" is a major cause of "uptick in illegal crossings of the southern border." For one thing, the main stream of illegals is still from Central America, no? @jessicaV_CIS ? @kaushaluna? @MarkSKrikorian? @jonathanvswan https://t.co/GPaOWH0F8V
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 9, 2018
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WH: 'If only we'd gotten to Tucker & Laura & Ann ahead of time …' Sure. It's not a substance problem. It's not even a messaging problem! It's a messaging process problem! https://t.co/rW5KpdU5fR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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Senior officials" saying the problem with the omnibus was being "blindsided" by "bad TV coverage from conservative opinion hosts." Please fire these officials! The problem with the omnibus was the omnibus. https://t.co/h77Vn9pfgM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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1) Get trapped by establishment 2) Bellow 3) Cave https://t.co/koKgNIL9CX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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Trump rails against carried interest loophole. Too late. Signs tax bill anyway. Trump threatens to veto ominibus over immigration agenda wipeout. Too late. Signs bill anyway. Trump rails agnst ongoing Syria deployment. Keeps troops anyway https://t.co/RdLqVBKDqn Sense a pattern?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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P.S.: "@jmgeraghty" won't autocomplete. Paranoid bonus! https://t.co/4dqV3rBrHw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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That @jimgeraghty experiment compares how many @Twitter says retweeted Cruz. But why trust that number? If Twitter can shadowban Cruz it can phonify his stats-making him think fewer people are reading his tweets than reality or-worse-making him think more are https://t.co/dnxHZ9FGib
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 8, 2018
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Shorter kf: #FireMarcShort https://t.co/Qj4r65LeoM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2018
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