Another fine edition of my favorite column. The “thank you” to Manchin & Sinema was moving–really. Not joking.
But it’s too long. Time to do it twice a week at half the length. https://t.co/tACkaQxRRG
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Apr 23, 2022
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April 23, 2022 at 02:07AM
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Democrats: We‘ll Keep Border Barrier If GOP OKs More Legal Migration https://t.co/gLIuozY3Cj Strange hostage situation: Negotiate, or we’ll shoot our own endangered incumbents …
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Apr 23, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 11:27PM
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She’s the one who would supposedly be vaulted into the lead by the Portman endorsement? https://t.co/7Ax9b3Vl1a
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 01:49PM
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This was an excellent column https://t.co/oe1KvWVnex
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 03:34AM
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Japan is “one of the most miserable” countries on earth? https://t.co/Jvx5Fa6ipg
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 03:15AM
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“In central Paris, 15 schools merged or closed between 2015-2018. This is Children of Men stuff.” Huh? Why are natalists so over-excitable? https://t.co/Jvx5Fa6ipg
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 03:10AM
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Japan is “one of the most miserable” coutnries on Earth? https://t.co/Jvx5Fa6ipg
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 03:03AM
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25-34 numbers shocking, no? https://t.co/H2l1SFGiK9
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 02:52AM
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Hmm…. [see commenters too] https://t.co/r9I4XR8B7R
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022 at 12:19AM
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You would think evidence like this would cause those (e.g. @SenatorRomney & Co.) who would recreate welfare, in the guise of “refundable” CTC checks, to pause and consider the possible disintegrative effect on family life for kids. You would be wrong. https://t.co/dO1hCpXFKR
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 10:44PM
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ENDING TITLE 42: Mayorkas is “concerned! A little vague. A lot of ass-covering! Would not encourage me to go ahead with the plan were I the mystery person in charge in the WH. … https://t.co/LpECHwZJDH
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Apr 22, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 09:04PM
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Last I checked–decades ago–Weitzman himself had somewhat abandoned his idea (Weitzman died in 2019), but his colleague Prof. Richard Freeman had not … https://t.co/AeAADS5MEt
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 07:24PM
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At this point in the stagflation cycle, when we’re worried about controlling prices without jobs cuts, I’d start thinking of the Weitzman “share economy” plan–clever way to let wages unstick while maintaining hiring incentives. But I’m not a Republican https://t.co/9ILwS9dmMg https://t.co/CtcJ5NR34N
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 07:16PM
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Here’s an issue for you @ShellenbergerMD: Tap into anger of parents whose hard-working kids do well in school but are now shut out of UC because UC no longer cares so much about that (& they don’t get race preferences). Could start by cutting out-of-state admissions to open slots https://t.co/BbtHqieUeN
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 06:55PM
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From the article: “Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were recruited athletes, legacy students, children of faculty and staff, or on the dean’s interest list—applicants whose parents or relatives have donated to Harvard …” https://t.co/TvV7rYq2L1
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:48PM
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Here’s an excellent, fun-to-read article on the result of this “pincers” effect as reported from the belly of the beast. https://t.co/jMMW7idDK2 https://t.co/6AzYo28W64
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:44PM
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Will the result be a backlash, or a healthy collapse in traditional importance of top colleges, or of “meritocracy” itself? Or all of the above? https://t.co/5cwrYIGraB https://t.co/6AzYo28W64
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:36PM
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More evidence that this is the year the pincers (connected whites, legacies, atheletes at one end, preferred minorities at the other) have really pinched on regular, unconnected top students. https://t.co/8NqKl0ePgj
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:31PM
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You would think that evidence like this would cause those (le.g. @SenatorRomney & Co.) who would recreate welfare, in the guise of “refundable” CTC checks, to pause and consider the possible disintegrative effect on family life for kids. You would be wrong. https://t.co/dO1hCpXFKR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:14PM
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Thread. We know welfare reform resulted in a lot of single moms joining the work force. What was less clear was effect on family arrangements. The idea was ‘If you’re going to work, why not team up with another breadwinner’? This is some evidence that this may have happened … https://t.co/vfuWMw2ZN6
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 04:06PM
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What started to happen around 1992? A concerted effort at reforming welfare. … **
** There are obviously plenty of other factors at work, including new birth controls for teens–a decline in teen birth rate started around the same time. Still … https://t.co/vfuWMw2ZN6
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 03:58PM
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From a week ago (his answer was “yes” https://t.co/iloVh5X4Ai ) https://t.co/jKmvBxZPzm
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 03:15PM
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Chomsky excludes a middle way, no? Something like: ‘arm Ukraine, let them fight, hope they win, but no war crimes or regime change for Putin.’ That still seems very risky though, in part because of what Putin might do if he’s losing https://t.co/Mxezg6CmVU
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 01:49AM
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Is @maggieNYT “rate limited,” I ask you?
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 21, 2022 at 01:33AM
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DC … https://t.co/aiOtnkMwLm
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Apr 21, 2022
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April 20, 2022 at 10:52PM
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