Tag: politics
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Generation Z leading shift toward GOP, survey shows – ”voters aged 18 to 21 now favor Republicans by 11.7 points, challenging the common perception of Gen Z as ‘uniformly progressive.’”
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Blitzscaling for tyrants – by Henry Farrell –
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Schooled by Trump, Americans are learning to dislike their allies – ‘last year 17% of Republicans viewed the EU as “unfriendly” or as an “enemy”; that has now grown to 29%.’
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Consumers React To Tariffs With Concern And Caution – “4% of Democrats support the tariffs, and 26% of Republicans oppose them.” // Also, anecdotes of what people plan to do to deal with price increases.
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What is “Median Voter Theory”?
Median Voter Theory (MVT) suggests that in a majority-rule election, the candidate closest to the median voter’s views will win. Since most voters are partisan and vote predictably, elections are decided by swing voters in the middle. To win, candidates adjust their positions to attract this decisive group, often moving toward the political center. Developed…
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Rage Against the Machine – Perceptive: “They’re going to try two or three things they think will solve everything, which will be thrown out in court,” the official told me following the announcement of Musk’s appointment. “I assume the first thing they’ll do is some kind of hiring freeze, and then, after three months, they’ll…
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Links and fun finds for February 2rd, 2025
Hello. How are you today? Captured by Ken Shirriff. Relative to your interests D&D: Some Kind Of Monster (Type) – This is a great pondering of monster types and their, like, existential essence. Lots to think on! // “The convoluted agreements common to many Fey are an aspect of their adherence to a particular vector…
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Trump cribs Musk’s “fork in the road” Twitter memo to slash gov’t workforce – Big layoff vibes for 2025.
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Protecting your mental health during a clown president’s second term – Mental tools.
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What ‘Free Speech’ Is – “Right now, it is important for Meta to avoid getting on the incoming Trump administration’s shit list, so they, like everyone, are grovelling.” // Good over all, almost philosophic, analysis.
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The Silicon Valley Would-Be Vice President – Those capital gains taxes always stick in folk’s craw.
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The Blue-State Wealth Exodus Continues – State income tax flight: “The IRS last week published its annual data on the migration of taxpayers and adjusted gross income (AGI) between states. California ranked, again, as the biggest income loser ($23.8 billion) in 2022, followed by New York ($14.2 billion), Illinois ($9.8 billion), New Jersey ($5.3 billion)…
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🗂 Why so many people who need the government hate it
> I’ve come to the conclusion that relationships are more important. And I think organizations need to be making these things much more clear to people in their everyday lives. I also think that, as a citizenry, we need to rethink how we talk about our lives and the role that government has had in…
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Link: Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman review – the travails of being an MP | Books | The Guardian
Sounds like a (rightly) sympathetic, interesting take on being a representative. Original source: Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman review – the travails of being an MP | Books | The Guardian
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Link: The My Health Record story no politician should miss
“Early signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia would mean the end of a political career, perhaps rightly so. But with all the taboos still surrounding mental health, signs of less dramatic conditions could be used as political leverage. A prescription for an anti-psychotic medication, say, or even just a series of appointments…
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Link: Ctrl Alt Delete: How Politics and the Media Crashed Our Democracy
Original source: Ctrl Alt Delete: How Politics and the Media Crashed Our Democracy
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Link: Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into votes?
“[I]f you live in the Hamptons and have nothing to do in the afternoon, you fill out consumer research surveys.” Original source: Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into votes?
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Link: Amy Chozick’s book is about Hillary Clinton — and all the things reporters don’t write in their stories about Hillary Clinton
“I think her career is going to be such a symbol of how we viewed powerful women in this period of American history, that it’s going to be incredibly important and studied for decades,” she said. “The fact the last chapter of her political career was up against this candidate who was bragging about sexually…
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Link: Marco’s makeover
I’m shocked, shocked that only stock buy-backs are occurring! (Oh, thank you for my dividend): ‘“There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American workers,” he says. “In fact they bought back shares, a few…