NYTimes: In California’s Farm Country, the Tide of ‘Resistance’ Runs Dry Ahead of the Primary

In California’s Farm Country, the Tide of ‘Resistance’ Runs Dry Ahead of the Primary nyti.ms/2xtijI6

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********** The New Propaganda War
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/china-russia-republican-party-relations/678271/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social China has gotten closer to its holy grail: a system that can eliminate not just the words democracy and Tiananmen from the internet, but the thinking that leads people to become democracy activists or attend public […]
***** The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education
Elite colleges are now reaping the consequences of promoting a pedagogy that trashed the postwar ideal of the liberal university. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/campus-left-university-columbia-1968/678176/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** NYTimes.com: Why the Protests Help Trump
Why the Protests Help Trump The excesses of social protest movements can play into the hands of candidates who promise to restore order. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/opinion/student-protests-trump.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: The Deep, Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism
The Deep, Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism Our biggest mistake would be to believe that Trumpism is a historical exception. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/trump-second-term-illiberalism.html?smid=em-share
****** [The Washington Post] How Putin is forging a harsh Russian society that threatens the global order
How Putin is forging a harsh Russian society that threatens the global order https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/putin-values-russian-society-conservatism/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
**** NYTimes.com: Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression?
Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression? The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/smartphones-social-media-mental-health-teens.html?smid=em-share
The Blindness of Elites
Walter Kirn and the empty politics of defiance https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/walter-kirn/678187/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
*** America’s Colleges Are Reaping What They Sowed
Universities spent years saying that activism is not just welcome but encouraged on their campuses. Students took them at their word. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/college-activism-hypocrisy/678262/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* A Failure of Imagination About Trump
American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-failure-of-imagination-about-trump/678278/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
**** A Failure of Imagination About Trump
American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-failure-of-imagination-about-trump/678278/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

********** The New Propaganda War
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/china-russia-republican-party-relations/678271/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social China has gotten closer to its holy grail: a system that can eliminate not just the words democracy and Tiananmen from the internet, but the thinking that leads people to become democracy activists or attend public […]
***** The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education
Elite colleges are now reaping the consequences of promoting a pedagogy that trashed the postwar ideal of the liberal university. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/campus-left-university-columbia-1968/678176/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** NYTimes.com: Why the Protests Help Trump
Why the Protests Help Trump The excesses of social protest movements can play into the hands of candidates who promise to restore order. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/opinion/student-protests-trump.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: The Deep, Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism
The Deep, Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism Our biggest mistake would be to believe that Trumpism is a historical exception. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/trump-second-term-illiberalism.html?smid=em-share
****** [The Washington Post] How Putin is forging a harsh Russian society that threatens the global order
How Putin is forging a harsh Russian society that threatens the global order https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/putin-values-russian-society-conservatism/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
**** NYTimes.com: Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression?
Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression? The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/smartphones-social-media-mental-health-teens.html?smid=em-share
The Blindness of Elites
Walter Kirn and the empty politics of defiance https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/walter-kirn/678187/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
*** America’s Colleges Are Reaping What They Sowed
Universities spent years saying that activism is not just welcome but encouraged on their campuses. Students took them at their word. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/college-activism-hypocrisy/678262/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
******* A Failure of Imagination About Trump
American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-failure-of-imagination-about-trump/678278/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
**** A Failure of Imagination About Trump
American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-failure-of-imagination-about-trump/678278/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social