A weekly collection of links from the Conscience Warrior Newsfeed
The Backward Logic of the Nunes Memo
Jonathan Chait
Survival at All Costs
Phillip Carter
It's Time for Wall Street to Give Up Its Love Affair With the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Sean Williams
Why Rising Wages Scare the Heck Out of Investors
Jordan Weissmann
Please Don’t Panic About the Stock Market
Jordan Weissmann
Trump administration faces audit of proposed rule that could let bosses keep tips
Danielle Paquette
What David Brooks Misunderstands About Abortion
Cheryl Axelrod
The Smearing of Christopher Steele
John Sipher
Don’t kid yourself. The future is bleak.
Matt O'Brien
In defense of Social Security Disability Insurance
Dylan Matthews
24 February 2018
17 February 2018
Links of the Week - 16 February 2018
A weekly collection of links from the Conscience Warrior Newsfeed
Donald Trump Just Asked Congress to End the Rule of Law
Yascha Mounk
Bitcoin Is the New Gold
Noah Smith
Forged Under Fire—Bob Mueller and Jim Comey’s Unusual Friendship
Garrett M. Graff
How the GOP Went Crazy
Kurt Andersen
A close reading of the Nunes memo shows how sketchy it is
Andrew Prokop
Donald Trump Just Asked Congress to End the Rule of Law
Yascha Mounk
Bitcoin Is the New Gold
Noah Smith
Forged Under Fire—Bob Mueller and Jim Comey’s Unusual Friendship
Garrett M. Graff
How the GOP Went Crazy
Kurt Andersen
A close reading of the Nunes memo shows how sketchy it is
Andrew Prokop
10 February 2018
Links of the Week - 9 February 2018
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The real reason the Nunes memo matters
Zack Beauchamp
Defending the Indefensible
William Saletan
I Was There for Nixon’s Last State of the Union
Fred Kaplan
I’m a Republican. Why Is My Party Gaslighting America?
Amanda Carpenter
This was the scariest part of Trump’s State of the Union
Zack Beauchamp
The real reason the Nunes memo matters
Zack Beauchamp
Defending the Indefensible
William Saletan
I Was There for Nixon’s Last State of the Union
Fred Kaplan
I’m a Republican. Why Is My Party Gaslighting America?
Amanda Carpenter
This was the scariest part of Trump’s State of the Union
Zack Beauchamp
03 February 2018
Links of the Week - 2 February 2018
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Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
Ezra Klein
Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdown
Ezra Klein
Bank of America Just Reminded Us of Why We Need Postal Banking
Jordan Weissmann
Why Is It So Hard for Americans to Get a Decent Raise?
Jordan Weissmann
What Everyone Gets Wrong About LBJ’s Great Society
Joshua Zeitz
Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
Ezra Klein
Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdown
Ezra Klein
Bank of America Just Reminded Us of Why We Need Postal Banking
Jordan Weissmann
Why Is It So Hard for Americans to Get a Decent Raise?
Jordan Weissmann
What Everyone Gets Wrong About LBJ’s Great Society
Joshua Zeitz
27 January 2018
Links of the Week - 26 January 2018
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Trump’s “shithole countries” comment exposes the core of Trumpism
Zack Beauchamp
How to deal with the age of celebrity candidates
Lee Drutman
Congressional Republicans think Donald Trump’s sloth and ignorance is a feature, not a bug
Matthew Yglesias
Trump is making the racist subtext text
Dara Lind
These Vibrant Maps Reveal the World’s Hidden Geographies
Sarah Laskow
Zack Beauchamp
How to deal with the age of celebrity candidates
Lee Drutman
Congressional Republicans think Donald Trump’s sloth and ignorance is a feature, not a bug
Matthew Yglesias
Trump is making the racist subtext text
Dara Lind
These Vibrant Maps Reveal the World’s Hidden Geographies
Sarah Laskow
20 January 2018
Links of the Week - 19 January 2018
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The economy is normal again
Matthew Yglesias
Monopolies May Be Worse for Workers Than for Consumers
Noah Smith
Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump’s New York Times interview is a scary read
Ezra Klein
How to Make Metro Great Again
Matthew Yglesias
There is no separation of powers without divided government
Lee Drutman
The Other Terrifying Lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis
George Perkovich
Must-Reads of 2017: Debunking Southern Mythmaking
Albert R. Hunt
Bitcoin is the new Middle Ages
Matt O'Brien
Beyond the gossip, Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury reveals a president in crisis
Ezra Klein
Why Republicans Love Dumb Presidents
Jonathan Chait
Matthew Yglesias
Monopolies May Be Worse for Workers Than for Consumers
Noah Smith
Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump’s New York Times interview is a scary read
Ezra Klein
How to Make Metro Great Again
Matthew Yglesias
There is no separation of powers without divided government
Lee Drutman
The Other Terrifying Lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis
George Perkovich
Must-Reads of 2017: Debunking Southern Mythmaking
Albert R. Hunt
Bitcoin is the new Middle Ages
Matt O'Brien
Beyond the gossip, Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury reveals a president in crisis
Ezra Klein
Why Republicans Love Dumb Presidents
Jonathan Chait
13 January 2018
Links of the Week - 12 January 2018
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Venezuela Is Living a Hyperinflation Nightmare
Noah Smith
What “affordable housing” really means
Matthew Yglesias
How We Killed Expertise
Tom Nichols
Start Worrying When Investors Borrow to Buy Bitcoins
Noah Smith
Do It Yourself
Jon D. Michaels
The real cost of the Republican tax bill
Matthew Yglesias
The uninsured are overusing emergency rooms — and other health-care myths
Carolyn Y. Johnson
What Elon Musk Doesn't Get About Urban Transit
Jarrett Walker
The easiest way to tell that bitcoin is a huge bubble
Matt O'Brien
Uber, but for addressing congestion externalities
Matthew Yglesias
Noah Smith
What “affordable housing” really means
Matthew Yglesias
How We Killed Expertise
Tom Nichols
Start Worrying When Investors Borrow to Buy Bitcoins
Noah Smith
Do It Yourself
Jon D. Michaels
The real cost of the Republican tax bill
Matthew Yglesias
The uninsured are overusing emergency rooms — and other health-care myths
Carolyn Y. Johnson
What Elon Musk Doesn't Get About Urban Transit
Jarrett Walker
The easiest way to tell that bitcoin is a huge bubble
Matt O'Brien
Uber, but for addressing congestion externalities
Matthew Yglesias
06 January 2018
Links of the Week - 5 January 2018
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Are Democrats suckers for holding their own to high standards?
David Roberts
Baby-Sitting the Economy
Paul Krugman
We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America
Matthew Yglesias
The Roy Moore Debacle Should Shock the GOP Into Changing Its Ways
Reihan Salam
Bitcoin: 'This is a casino, not an investment'
Axios
Net neutrality isn’t the only way to keep the internet fair. It’s just the only way in America.
Emily Stewart
Trumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.
Jane Coaston
States’ Rights No More
Adam Skaggs
Conservative Attacks Sap IRS Oversight of Charities
Political Wire
The simple reason bitcoin will never be a currency
Matt O'Brien
David Roberts
Baby-Sitting the Economy
Paul Krugman
We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America
Matthew Yglesias
The Roy Moore Debacle Should Shock the GOP Into Changing Its Ways
Reihan Salam
Bitcoin: 'This is a casino, not an investment'
Axios
Net neutrality isn’t the only way to keep the internet fair. It’s just the only way in America.
Emily Stewart
Trumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.
Jane Coaston
States’ Rights No More
Adam Skaggs
Conservative Attacks Sap IRS Oversight of Charities
Political Wire
The simple reason bitcoin will never be a currency
Matt O'Brien
30 December 2017
Links of the Week - 29 December 2017
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The Dollar General CEO just accidentally made clear how screwed up the economy is
Dylan Scott
Orrin Hatch just made the Republican agenda startlingly clear
Dylan Scott
Democrats need to get a grip about the budget deficit
Matthew Yglesias
Labor Department set to ok wage theft from some tipped workers
Conscience Warrior
John Conyers Was An Icon. Then He Lost His Way.
Zack Stanton
Stronger Labor Unions Could Do a Lot of Good
Noah Smith
The Free World’s Landlord
Fred Kaplan
Why Doug Jones’s narrow win is not enough to make me confident about American democracy
Ezra Klein
Sorry, but Economics Isn't 'Astrology for Dudes'
Noah Smith
Daddy Gets His Brain Back
Michael Lewis
Dylan Scott
Orrin Hatch just made the Republican agenda startlingly clear
Dylan Scott
Democrats need to get a grip about the budget deficit
Matthew Yglesias
Labor Department set to ok wage theft from some tipped workers
Conscience Warrior
John Conyers Was An Icon. Then He Lost His Way.
Zack Stanton
Stronger Labor Unions Could Do a Lot of Good
Noah Smith
The Free World’s Landlord
Fred Kaplan
Why Doug Jones’s narrow win is not enough to make me confident about American democracy
Ezra Klein
Sorry, but Economics Isn't 'Astrology for Dudes'
Noah Smith
Daddy Gets His Brain Back
Michael Lewis
23 December 2017
Links of the Week - 22 December 2017
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Is It Too Late for Robert Mueller to Save Us?
Dahlia Lithwick
A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.
Jackie Morgensen
La Trahison des Clercs, Economics Edition
Paul Krugman
Dahlia Lithwick
A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.
Jackie Morgensen
La Trahison des Clercs, Economics Edition
Paul Krugman
Dr. Strangelove Was a Documentary
Fred Kaplan
A Poll Tax in New Hampshire
Mark Joseph Stern
‘I’ve Got a Crook Running My Campaign’
Corey Lewandowski
The fight to make bad jobs better
Joss Fong
None Dare Call It Collusion
Brian Beutler
What We Talk About When We Talk About Donald Trump
Yascha Mounk
Don't worry about the debt
Matthew Yglesias
Fred Kaplan
A Poll Tax in New Hampshire
Mark Joseph Stern
‘I’ve Got a Crook Running My Campaign’
Corey Lewandowski
The fight to make bad jobs better
Joss Fong
None Dare Call It Collusion
Brian Beutler
What We Talk About When We Talk About Donald Trump
Yascha Mounk
Don't worry about the debt
Matthew Yglesias
22 December 2017
Labor Department set to ok wage theft from some tipped workers
The debate about whether tipped workers should be forced to split their meager earnings with other restaurant workers bears vague resemblance to a reasonable debate. On the one hand, there are the tipped workers, a portion of whose income is derived from the capricious whims of an over-entitled (and occasionally sociopathic) public. On the other hand, there are the back-of-house workers whose wages are yet more paltry.
'Should the [comparatively?] well-off front-of-house staff be mandated to share with the back-of-house staff?' ask a class of people who claim to abhor what they are pleased to refer to as 'redistribution.' (We can pause briefly here to acknowledge the self-evident fact that there is no such thing as 'redistribution.')
The reason I think this isn't a reasonable debate is that I don't think it's remotely reasonable to force any workers to earn any portion of their pay from tips. Workers' wages generally are already constrained by the whims and fancies of their employers; there is nothing efficient about adding the whims and fancies of the customer base to the calculation. We've got enough work to do to make labor markets efficient; this latest attempt at wage theft is simply several steps backwards.
'Should the [comparatively?] well-off front-of-house staff be mandated to share with the back-of-house staff?' ask a class of people who claim to abhor what they are pleased to refer to as 'redistribution.' (We can pause briefly here to acknowledge the self-evident fact that there is no such thing as 'redistribution.')
The reason I think this isn't a reasonable debate is that I don't think it's remotely reasonable to force any workers to earn any portion of their pay from tips. Workers' wages generally are already constrained by the whims and fancies of their employers; there is nothing efficient about adding the whims and fancies of the customer base to the calculation. We've got enough work to do to make labor markets efficient; this latest attempt at wage theft is simply several steps backwards.
16 December 2017
Links of the Week - 15 December 2017
A weekly collection of links from the Conscience Warrior Newsfeed
Why Evangelicals Stick with Donald Trump & Roy Moore
Stuart Rothenberg
Sting of Truth
William Saletan
Policy Mistakes
Bill McBride
The case for normalizing impeachment
Ezra Klein
Do Not Let Tom Cotton Anywhere Near the CIA
Fred Kaplan
O’Reilly Among the Snobs
Michael Kinsley
Peggy Noonan’s Willful Blindness
Rebecca Onion
The Republican tax bill will explode income inequality in America
Dylan Scott
“The hypocrisy is astounding”: this tax bill shows the GOP’s debt concerns were pure fraud
Ezra Klein
Fred Kaplan
Stuart Rothenberg
Sting of Truth
William Saletan
Policy Mistakes
Bill McBride
The case for normalizing impeachment
Ezra Klein
Do Not Let Tom Cotton Anywhere Near the CIA
Fred Kaplan
O’Reilly Among the Snobs
Michael Kinsley
Peggy Noonan’s Willful Blindness
Rebecca Onion
The Republican tax bill will explode income inequality in America
Dylan Scott
“The hypocrisy is astounding”: this tax bill shows the GOP’s debt concerns were pure fraud
Ezra Klein
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