It is going to be a tough year for we democracy-faithful with the army of conservative institutions and business interests throwing huge money at intellectual midget and cruel-minded candidates in order to control America and all of us. The MSM is not on our side at all, merely on the side of their profits. We are lucky to have access to Substack, but the trolls have now found us, and the impact is starting to be detrimental. We can comment repeatedly (and with gusto and good faith), but it is incumbent upon each of us to step up in some tangible manner to stop the momentum of insanity. Donate, volunteer, share the wealth of good information here with others, as many have never heard of Substack Journalists.
"Q: In a recent podcast episode, you were speaking with Jesse Kelly, the right-wing radio host, and the episode was about, and I’m quoting here, “the secret Communist movement inside America.” And you were not talking about Chinese government infiltration. You said about those employed in the U.S. government, “These men and women, these Communists, really, are in positions where they’re dictating with the power, the authority of law, what other Americans do.” You use the word “Communist” a lot to describe those you might disagree with politically inside this country.
A. Well, at least a few of them must be Communists. I think there are far more Chinese Communists who’ve infiltrated our government than American Communists, but at the very least, they’re socialists. So if I were to revise that, I would say they were socialists, not Communists…."
I mean...what? I don't even understand what he's trying to say.
I would summarizes Robert’s position as, “The federal bureaucracy and the deep state are robbing Americans of their freedom to be ruled by corporations and their betters.”
What's the story with AEI? Back in the day, they were respectable enough to have a co-operative relationship with Brookings. They went downhill badly in intellectual terms, but not fast enough to keep pace with the decline of conservatism in general, I think. I haven't heard anything of them for a while.
I read that Claremont article and I did not have to read any of it except that their appeals to free speech are hypocritical. (I am most livid that Heather McDonald went on Glenn Loury's show, had a perfectly nice schmooze with him, and referred to being grateful for "any black that does not overtly hate us" apropos of nothing.)
I think the undoing of the administrative state through political appointees is severely restricted by the limited scope and actual operational knowledge that conservatives have. Heritage and Claremont may have ideas (Heritage had a plan for using the Regulatory Flexibility Act that was partially implemented in Trump I). Until they are willing to embed themselves in agencies for a minimum of 10 years, or have insiders clearly prep them for operations, they will have a hard time in implementation. On delays and destruction, they’ll have more luck unfortunately but if past practice is any guide, it will be fleeting. At this point, it seems that Congress and SCOTUS are the main actors on the conservative’s behalf.
I love the phrase “think tank.” The actual thing represented by it is less lovable.
they're "tanks" in the sense of a washtub. Laundering bad ideas to make them look pretty.
It is going to be a tough year for we democracy-faithful with the army of conservative institutions and business interests throwing huge money at intellectual midget and cruel-minded candidates in order to control America and all of us. The MSM is not on our side at all, merely on the side of their profits. We are lucky to have access to Substack, but the trolls have now found us, and the impact is starting to be detrimental. We can comment repeatedly (and with gusto and good faith), but it is incumbent upon each of us to step up in some tangible manner to stop the momentum of insanity. Donate, volunteer, share the wealth of good information here with others, as many have never heard of Substack Journalists.
Vote Blue!
"Q: In a recent podcast episode, you were speaking with Jesse Kelly, the right-wing radio host, and the episode was about, and I’m quoting here, “the secret Communist movement inside America.” And you were not talking about Chinese government infiltration. You said about those employed in the U.S. government, “These men and women, these Communists, really, are in positions where they’re dictating with the power, the authority of law, what other Americans do.” You use the word “Communist” a lot to describe those you might disagree with politically inside this country.
A. Well, at least a few of them must be Communists. I think there are far more Chinese Communists who’ve infiltrated our government than American Communists, but at the very least, they’re socialists. So if I were to revise that, I would say they were socialists, not Communists…."
I mean...what? I don't even understand what he's trying to say.
That's OK, he doesn't either. It's a meaningless quote from a racist piece of shit.
I would summarizes Robert’s position as, “The federal bureaucracy and the deep state are robbing Americans of their freedom to be ruled by corporations and their betters.”
What's the story with AEI? Back in the day, they were respectable enough to have a co-operative relationship with Brookings. They went downhill badly in intellectual terms, but not fast enough to keep pace with the decline of conservatism in general, I think. I haven't heard anything of them for a while.
These are very disturbing quotes, especially the one of the leader of the Heritage Foundation.
I read that Claremont article and I did not have to read any of it except that their appeals to free speech are hypocritical. (I am most livid that Heather McDonald went on Glenn Loury's show, had a perfectly nice schmooze with him, and referred to being grateful for "any black that does not overtly hate us" apropos of nothing.)
I think the undoing of the administrative state through political appointees is severely restricted by the limited scope and actual operational knowledge that conservatives have. Heritage and Claremont may have ideas (Heritage had a plan for using the Regulatory Flexibility Act that was partially implemented in Trump I). Until they are willing to embed themselves in agencies for a minimum of 10 years, or have insiders clearly prep them for operations, they will have a hard time in implementation. On delays and destruction, they’ll have more luck unfortunately but if past practice is any guide, it will be fleeting. At this point, it seems that Congress and SCOTUS are the main actors on the conservative’s behalf.
Re: DEI
An interesting argument could be made for DEI in Murika's sports industry for white guys who can't jump.