Goodyear writes that in those days of tight restrictions, this should have been disastrous for Cleveland, but a combination of factors made it otherwise.
First, his Democratic opponent in Cleveland was particularly weak and gaffe-prone. (Ugh.) Second, he benefited from a deeply polarized electorate seduced by third parties. (Doubly ugh.)
But what really turned things around for Cleveland, according to Goodyear, was his “extraordinary response to an extraordinary crisis” — his honesty, or at least the perception of honesty. By candidly disclosing details about his illegitimate child, Cleveland “performed an astonishing act of political jiu-jitsu,” Goodyear writes, so much so that “Tell the Truth” eventually became his campaign slogan.
Sadly, radical honesty is where his resemblance to the scandal-ridden candidate of the day ends. If a jury were to acquit Donald Trump in his hush money trial, it would not be because of a bold confession of the truth. Indeed, Dana Milbank The former president’s defense, he wrote, consisted of “absurd and easily debunked lies.”
Trump’s lawyers want the world to believe that the October 2016 release of the Access Hollywood recordings was no big deal, that everyone is seizing on damaging news here and there to cover it up, and that “conspiracy” is just another way of saying “teamwork.”
Will the jury support it? Will the rest of the country support it? It could determine whether Cleveland retains another notable honor: being the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.
Segregation’s Long Shadow
This month marks the 70th anniversary Brown v. Board of Education It mandated the desegregation of public schools, which feels like a long time ago until you realize that there are many people still alive who remember that turbulent transition to segregation.
Professor of Sociology and Author Karida Brown A number of residents were interviewed for oral histories about how the Supreme Court decision changed life in Harlan County, Kentucky, the heart of the Appalachian coal region.
In conversations with people in their 80s, 70s, and even 60s, she recounts how de facto segregation lasted longer than official policy (“I looked through one of the yearbooks and saw a bunch of awards,” one interviewee says, “and all the awards were from our white seniors”) and how segregation itself created “deep hurt and anger among the black students” who loved their schools and teachers, many of whom quickly lost their jobs.
These complexities come across particularly clearly in the interview snippets Brown includes, in which integration pioneers speak in voices about costs that still resonate today, and none of them are entirely far-fetched.
from Catherine Rampell A column that says almost everything Americans believe about the economy is wrong, and it’s everyone’s fault.
The inescapable reality is that the economy is indeed doing well. The U.S. economy is not only growing; Exceeded Expectations for post-COVID growth. Unemployment has never been this low for such a long period of time since the Nixon administration.
So what’s going on? First, ordinary people and economists have different definitions of key terms. For ordinary people, “inflation” means “prices are still too high” and “recession” means “prices are still too high, and by prices I mean gasoline.”
But that only explains part of the problem: The biggest problem, Katherine writes, is that people “are more likely to click on, watch, listen to, or share content that induces anger.” Yearn Angry about the economy and about everything else.
Larry Hogan of Maryland is an Independent. That means, in a more practical sense, the U.S. Senate candidate is a Republican. But that doesn’t mean he’s not an Independent. He is an Independent. I mean, an Independent. He just has an “R” next to his name. (But in parentheses!)
In his latest column, Mark Fisher Mark asks what voters should think of the former governor’s “efforts to shed the partisan label.” When Hogan led Maryland, he wrote, he could nudge partisan supporters or “push people aside.” He ran his own campaign and successfully defended abortion rights while still receiving praise from police trade associations.
But as a senator, he points out, that’s just “one vote out of 100,” so how will independence survive?
Chaser: Perry Bacon He writes that much of America’s partisan division is down to race and education, when the real causes are geography and religion.
- Barkha Dutt India’s elections were expected to be a reaffirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s power, but that could change if Indians increasingly prioritise day-to-day governance over Hindu nationalism.
- Max Boot Foreign Policy Analyst Sue Mi Terry One bright spot in global politics, they write, is the strengthening of ties between the United States, Japan and South Korea, which will be key as the threat from China grows.
- George Will The Federal Trade Commission’s “antitrust worriers” are amused by their focus on maintaining the availability of luxury handbags. Is this the work of Republican operatives trying to make progressivism look ridiculous?
It’s a goodbye. It’s a haiku. It’s… “goodbye.”
(Unless you’re Grover Jr.’s mom)
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