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“Yesterday was new. It was not a return to amorality. It was a declaration of anti-morality:”

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Trump and Vance Dance on the Corpse of the Post-War Order
The berating of Ukraine's Zelenskyy represents a world order that is altogether different than what's come before
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is there a word for severe pessimism as modest optimism?

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10 more reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
From the Weekly Sift:

“These last two weeks have felt like an assault” but “It's a time to endure, to remember your core values, and wait for the wind to blow itself out. And if you can learn the guitar while you're waiting, that would be good too.”

weeklysift.com/2025/02/03/campaign-or-movement
Campaign or Movement?
Does the Trump resistance need a rival candidate, or a cultural turnaround? This week, two very different articles caught my eye. In one, The Washington Post ranked “The 12 Democrats who make…
weeklysift.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM