When politicians do something, they’ve usually talked themselves into it using some kind of rationale.
The difference with the last major recession, in 2008, is that there does not at present appear to be a systemic problem with the financial system.
The public may well share the concerns of those protesting on the specific issue of immigration, but on almost every other cultural touchstone the public is more aligned with the mainstream.
The US, absent a course correction, is on course for an inevitable fiscal crisis.
It is an attack on the past saying that what has been offers no guidance to where we should go.
It bears remembering that if Harris were to increase her support amongst women by just 4 or 5% over the next few months, this election would be over, and she would be comfortably elected.
U.S. Race
If Trump had died yesterday, at the hands of someone inspired by a fear of his alleged fascism, then there are a great many in the media and politics who would have some of his blood on their hands.
The very existence of Biden hollows out the argument against Trump.
To be fair to Trump, the predictable avalanche of media headlines is not fair to him, on this occasion.
Meanwhile, over 70% of Americans say they would prefer literally any other choice than Trump versus Biden, round two.
Pro Lifers, under the bus.