the abject surrender of the Democratic Party on immigration and asylum is miserable and dispiriting and a nightmarish preview of where our politics is headed as climate migration really kicks into gear

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Inhumane, illegal, and ineffective as a campaign strategy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Harris, in visit to border, proposes new restrictions on immigration

The vice president’s decision to travel to the border in Arizona represents an effort to directly confront a political vulnerability.

If you are interested in learning more about minimum wages, Attila Lindner and I have a new, up-to-date review of the topic, coming out in the Handbook of Labor Economics. Here's the @nberpubs working paper. Link: nber.org/papers/w32878

Monastic masculinity as a conservative signifier for porn-brained males desperate for flagellant self-control

“Nothing consolidates masculinity like anxiety that something is being lost.”

Behind the Catholic Right’s Celebrity-Conversion Industrial Complex

From Russell Brand to JD Vance to Candace Owens, what happens when the Catholic Church chases influencers—and their legions of followers—down the rabbit hole of the right?

The power of the pointed followup—and the whole world gifted "concepts of a plan"

Mic fucking dropped by Linsey Davis

Why debunking isn't enough: The case for making politicians' lies a permanent part of their public record. www.readtpa.com/p/eating-pet...

Eating Pets and Other Lies: How the Haitian Migrant Hoax Exposes Flaws in Political Reporting

The rapid spread of baseless claims about Haitian immigrants reveals the need for long-term accountability in political reporting.

Adding a gift link for this b/c for many of us it is pretty remarkable to see uni presidents like this exist (despite that what he’s saying should be basic moderate consensus) “To strengthen our democracy and the educational institutions that depend on it, we must learn to practice freedom better.”

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when texas republicans say democrats are trying to “steal the election” what they mean is that democrats intend to vote thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Texas GOP doubles down on fraud claims as Trump, Cruz leads shrink

AUSTIN – Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state’s biggest cities are attempting to steal the 2024 election – a contest in which the GOP’s leads in the Senat…