At the state level, the Republican-backed bills purporting to fight electoral fraud are apparently partly conservative paranoia – but as such they are designed to ward off screams of fraud, allegations about ballots sent in from China or conjured up in Italy. That kind of averting strategy can fail, of course, but right now, exercises … Read more
It’s worse for those who have Covid-19 or are being tested for Covid-19. These patients are still prohibited from receiving visitors unless they are at the end of their lives. And even then, we have to negotiate to get more than two people into the room at the same time. “Who am I to decide … Read more
Snuggly baby tigers bought online and elsewhere in the exotic pet market quickly grow into large and dangerous animals that few people are equipped to deal with. Some are kept in cramped and unsafe facilities that pose a constant threat to their owners and the general public, while others may end up as body parts … Read more
[MUSIC PLAYING] ezra klein I’m Ezra Klein, and this is the Ezra Klein Show. Let me just start the show today with a claim that is going to sound bold, but I think is obvious. Elizabeth Warren is the single most important policy thinker and doer of this generation. If you go back decades now, … Read more
It is particularly difficult to combat efforts that can undermine the fair administration of elections and the counting of votes. Unlike voter suppression issues, which are easy to explain to the public (what do you mean, you can’t give water to voters waiting in long lines?!?), The risks of unfair electoral administration are low. You … Read more
Joe Biden’s second son has been a tabloid buffet for years with strippers, leaked photos, crack pipes, triangles of family love, an incriminating laptop, stray gun, and ethical issues. When the book was announced two months ago, it seemed like another bad calculation by Hunter that would overshadow his father’s honeymoon as president. But it … Read more
He added: If a scar is a healed wound, a wound that the body miraculously saved and restored – then in a sense the entire body of Christ that suffered the ultimate wound of death but was saved and restored is that of a scar. He is worshiped, says Revelation (5: 6), in the form … Read more
Eladio Bobadilla was 11 years old when he moved from Mexico to Delano, where his parents worked in the vineyards. Without papers and frustrated with his lack of options, Mr. Bobadilla nearly dropped out of high school. Eventually he became a historian of immigrant rights. In a way, in a talk given by Mr Chavez … Read more
American democracy depends on everyone having equal access to work. In reality, people of skin color, women, people with disabilities and other marginalized groups suffer from disproportionately high rates of unemployment or underemployment, especially given the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, employing artificial intelligence for hiring can exacerbate these problems and further influence … Read more
A decade ago it was believed that the Fed couldn’t simply print money with devotion. It was believed that the government could not reduce huge debt without boosting inflation and crippling the cost of debt payments. Both concerns have been thrown out the window by a great number of thinkers. We have seen years of … Read more