The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many, @nytdavidbrooks writes. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
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NYTimes.com: Harris Plans to Ban Grocery ‘Price Gouging.’ What Does the Evidence Say?
Harris Plans to Ban Grocery ‘Price Gouging.’ What Does the Evidence Say?
Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.
**** NYTimes: 30 Years Ago, Two Young Strategists Cracked How to Beat a Guy Like Trump. Are Democrats Ready to Listen?
30 Years Ago, Two Young Strategists Cracked How to Beat a Guy Like Trump. Are Democrats Ready to Listen? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/opinion/harris-trump-democrats-silent-majority.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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******* The People Cheering for Humanity’s End
A disparate group of thinkers argues that the reign of human beings on Earth is nearing its end, Adam Kirsch writes. Should we welcome our demise?
We’re Underestimating the Risk of Human Extinction
We’re Underestimating the Risk of Human Extinction
An Oxford philosopher argues that we are not adequately accounting for technology’s risks—but his solution to the problem is not for Luddites.
*** NYTimes.com: Where Does JD Vance’s Ideology Really Come From?
Where Does JD Vance’s Ideology Really Come From?
The vice-presidential candidate has right-wing friends in high places.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/opinion/jd-vance-right-wing-intellectual.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Do Politicians Realize How Difficult and Rare Immigrating to the U.S. Legally Actually Is?
Do Politicians Realize How Difficult and Rare Immigrating to the U.S. Legally Actually Is?
People who wish to come to America in search of a better life deserve a fair shot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/opinion/immigration-us-legal.html?smid=em-share
**** NYTimes.com: What’s So New About the ‘New Right’?
What’s So New About the ‘New Right’?
JD Vance and his allies represent a mind-set that dates back to the McCarthy era and the dawn of the Cold War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/magazine/jd-vance-new-right-republicans.html?smid=em-share
**** NYTimes.com: The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’
It reminds voters how far out of the mainstream Republicans have gotten.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/opinion/trump-vance-harris-walz-weird.html?smid=em-share