The schadenfreude folks igore the obvious: This has been happening in FL for several years.

People are getting abrupt notices that their coverage will be dropped. Last year, we had to suddenly pay for a new roof and scramble to find new coverage. Plus, rates change wildly from year-to-year.

Seems like there is a point in democratic liefcycles at which militaries--maybe thanks to professional socialization--transition to being more reliably committed to democracy/constiututionalism than any given president.

I think they don't make 'em like they used to: we have one of these, and it is truly the pinnacle of this tech, I think because they used top-tier materials. bridgettsgadgets.com/products/vin...

(2/2) In that case, I think he was skeptical of the empirical turn of midcentury poli sci. Plus Strauss was controversial in his own right, which underscores the basic problem of shared values unis are confronting.

BUT the question should spur academic professionals.

3/3 Down the shelf, I also have Kissinger's memoirs. I pulled it for comparison.

Impenetrably long, make no mistake, but readers can jump right into flow of his prose and get pulled along. Do I trust all of it? No, but I'm also more likely to read it.

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This morning, I grabbed "Political Leadership: A Sourcebook" from 1986. It's got some well-known names from the period.

Dipping into a few chapters was exhausting: long sentences, precise jargon, etc. Good insights, maybe, but I gave up.

I've been thinking the idea that Dems "haven't felt this excited since 2008" was exaggerated and, anyway, impossible to measure, but there it is.

I wonder if it's a COVID stimulus effect: a LOT of US households felt like they had breathing room on their budgets, could achieve some long-desired purchases, etc. People paid down credit cards. Child poverty dropped.

The rush out of that support feels bad even w/decent wages.

I'm hoping this is what the dad at 0:39 here meant when he said, "Things like that could happen in life."

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Good summary. Seems like along w/age, Biden also got tagged inflation & int'l wars despite effectively keeping the latter contained. Plus, his approval cratered after Afghanistan.

I think he may come out a like Truman, who was unpopular when he left but is now seen as a good president.

I bet it's the former. There is no policy to evaluate, so this thread jumps the gun on "price controls."

As you say, price gouging IS illegal under given conditions, so it's perfect to play up for campaigning to show voters that Harris sees their concern on prices w/minimal backend commitments.