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Trump stumbles his way through a proper response to the carnage and the young voices that are shaming him into action:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-young-voices-carry.html
"Donald Trump, discovering exactly how bad this issue is for Republicans, suddenly started floating support for some of those same ideas before finally settling firmly on the NRA-backed position: let’s put more guns in the schools! Let’s arm teachers, not just any teachers, but military-based, weapons-friendly ones! Why, Trump estimated, some 10 percent of all teachers today have such a background! Since we here at BTRTN are careful about numbers, we in turn estimate that Trump is almost certainly off here, perhaps by as much as – ten percentage points.
The absurdity of this idea put off the notion that Trump may take the “Nixon in China” route of leading his own constituency to a more progressive future. Trump may also be..."
BTRTN: Young Voices Carry
Trump stumbles his way through a proper response to the carnage and the young voices that are shaming him into action:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-young-voices-carry.html
BTRTN: Part 4: The Jeremy Lin Saga Continues: Devastation
The fourth installment of an annual series tracking the most fascinating player in the NBA, and his incredible career:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-part-4-jeremy-lin-saga-continues.html
BTRTN: Part 4: The Jeremy Lin Saga Continues: Devastation
The fourth installment of an annual series tracking the most fascinating player in the NBA, and his incredible career:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-part-4-jeremy-lin-saga-continues.html
BTRTN: Can't We All Just Get Along? A Plan to Reduce Our Polarized Politics
A three-part plan to more moderation and compromise...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-cant-we-all-just-get-along-plan.html
"But our dinner companions did not want to hear it. They had something else in mind. Turns out she runs an education not-for-profit for inner city kids, and he’s an independent/Libertarian, and neither were particularly interested in tribal bloodlust. They had a worthier goal in mind – how do we make our politicians work together again, and find common ground?
So, with my friends as inspiration, I offer my non-partisan “magic wand” solutions to bringing “compromise” and “moderation” back to our national politics. I say “magic wand” because I have no illusions about the odds of making any of this happen. But they are concrete actions designed to appeal to those who want real solutions to fight for, and these ideas are legitimately within the realm of political possibility.
Each of the three parts seeks to remove aspects of our political system that incentivize polarization..."
BTRTN: Can't We All Just Get Along? A Plan to Reduce Our Polarized Politics
A three-part plan to more moderation and compromise...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-cant-we-all-just-get-along-plan.html
BTRTN: On Florida and a Simply Hideous Week
Another terrible week in America, and a particularly bad week for Donald Trump and his administration...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-on-florida-and-simply-hideous-week.html
"Action now seems unlikely – if not Newtown, if not Las Vegas (bum stocks are still just fine), then why Parkland? But the inflection point of the civil rights’ movement was when Bull Connor turned the attack dogs and fire hoses on the children of Birmingham, Alabama on national television – perhaps the voices of these children can do the same.
Trump himself offered no “Nixon in China” hope that he would lead this charge; his message on Florida contained not a single mention of gun laws (this despite polls that consistently show that the vast majority of Americans of each party favor all sorts of potentially productive gun control legislation, including stronger background checks and closing the gun show loophole.) Without Trump’s leadership, the GOP can stay in its gun-protection hole until it is politically safer to come out...."
BTRTN: On Florida and a Simply Hideous Week
Another terrible week in America, and a particularly bad week for Donald Trump and his administration...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-on-florida-and-simply-hideous-week.html
BTRTN: The Interns Are Running the Asylum
The White House is imploding yet again, as Chief Fixer John Kelly spectacularly mismanages a crisis:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-interns-are-running-asylum.html
"The White House – or more specifically the inner circle of Donald Trump – is dominated by overwhelmingly underqualified senior staffers.
There is, of course, 'Jarvanka,' the eager power couple Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who wield vast familial advisory power and a portfolio more of less of their own choosing (including, in Kushner’s case, the Middle East peace process), despite having absolutely no prior experience in public policy, international affairs or politics. That is, zero experience.
Then come Stephen Miller and Hope Hicks, both of whom joined the Trump campaign more or less as glorified interns. With the ouster of Steve Bannon, Miller, a former Jeff Sessions’ staffer, has, at 32, become the de facto senior domestic policy advisor to Trump. Melania-lookalike Hicks, just 28, parlayed an exceedingly modest NYC public relations career into the White House Communications Director position, having outlasted her three bosses (and predecessors in the position) who collectively lasted a mere six months: Michael Dubke, Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci. Hicks, while no PR whiz, is the ultimate sycophant and rarely appears to leave Trump’s side.
And then there is General John Kelly. Kelly is no spring chicken..."
BTRTN: The Interns Are Running the Asylum
The White House is imploding yet again, as Chief Fixer John Kelly spectacularly mismanages a crisis:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-interns-are-running-asylum.html
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