I was grateful to see you organize your “More” section (at the end) into nicely digestible bullet points.
It really helped this dumb reader better understand the distinct references that you so graciously provided, as opposed to mixing them all up into a glop of a paragraph, where subjects are too often buried.
"Searchlight is essentially a blog of sub-Yglesias-level quality" is exquisitely savage!
One aspect of all this which particularly deranges me is the polling on attitudes towards immigration. It has swung wildly every which way over the last decade, meaning that there are demonstrably NOT any deeply held sentiments about immigrants and what immigration law should do to them for the vast majority of Americans, who experience nothing but mindless thermostatic backlash on the subject. There is infinite room to create a beneficial political reality here, and yet the Democratic Party keep pretending like they're at the mercy of polling on the issue.
Excellent piece, Hamilton. I live in Canada. I had to have hip replacement surgery, on Tuesday. The experience in one of our public hospitals was magnificent: utterly professional caring, thorough, and kind. Beneath the experience is the joy of everyone doing their professional job as well as they can, paid reasonably well for their work, and committed to excellence, without any of any us thinking about the payment for the free public medicine. It is a joy and a relief living in this country. Health care is part of our taxes and, if I were religious, I'd say, "thank God".
I appreciate the point that we can’t expect the public to be experts on matters of policy. We need professionals to analyze and explain. And polls can be deceptive, depending so much on the particular wording. I am confident that a universal health care system, whether Medicare for all or a similar model, would benefit Americans and reduce costs. (And of course, some people would add supplemental plans, as they currently do with Medicare.). Every other developed country has a national health plan, so why can’t we?
I appreciate all Hamilton has done on behalf of labor and I enjoyed his book, but this push to the far far left is not going to end well. The DSA has become a Trojan horse for radical Islam and god help those too dumb, blind, or trusting to see it.
I'd be very interested in knowing more about this. Can you explain this connection between socialism and radical Islam and tell us where you first heard about it?
I don't trust an "institute" of folks who advised John Fetterman
I was grateful to see you organize your “More” section (at the end) into nicely digestible bullet points.
It really helped this dumb reader better understand the distinct references that you so graciously provided, as opposed to mixing them all up into a glop of a paragraph, where subjects are too often buried.
Thanks!
* THANK YOU SIR.
"Searchlight is essentially a blog of sub-Yglesias-level quality" is exquisitely savage!
One aspect of all this which particularly deranges me is the polling on attitudes towards immigration. It has swung wildly every which way over the last decade, meaning that there are demonstrably NOT any deeply held sentiments about immigrants and what immigration law should do to them for the vast majority of Americans, who experience nothing but mindless thermostatic backlash on the subject. There is infinite room to create a beneficial political reality here, and yet the Democratic Party keep pretending like they're at the mercy of polling on the issue.
Where do I apply to join the How Things Work Institute? :-) Great points this week!
Excellent piece, Hamilton. I live in Canada. I had to have hip replacement surgery, on Tuesday. The experience in one of our public hospitals was magnificent: utterly professional caring, thorough, and kind. Beneath the experience is the joy of everyone doing their professional job as well as they can, paid reasonably well for their work, and committed to excellence, without any of any us thinking about the payment for the free public medicine. It is a joy and a relief living in this country. Health care is part of our taxes and, if I were religious, I'd say, "thank God".
I appreciate the point that we can’t expect the public to be experts on matters of policy. We need professionals to analyze and explain. And polls can be deceptive, depending so much on the particular wording. I am confident that a universal health care system, whether Medicare for all or a similar model, would benefit Americans and reduce costs. (And of course, some people would add supplemental plans, as they currently do with Medicare.). Every other developed country has a national health plan, so why can’t we?
See, Hamilton Nolan piece entitled something like A Problem Can't Be Halfway Solved
I appreciate all Hamilton has done on behalf of labor and I enjoyed his book, but this push to the far far left is not going to end well. The DSA has become a Trojan horse for radical Islam and god help those too dumb, blind, or trusting to see it.
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I'd be very interested in knowing more about this. Can you explain this connection between socialism and radical Islam and tell us where you first heard about it?
for sure dude