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Weekend Update, February 27
Some quick takes, piping hot
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Here’s a special message from FEMA about not burning your house down. Enjoy the weekend!
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Back to normal means ignoring the CDC
As I wrote in Tuesday’s post, “‘Back to Normal’ isn’t a thing,” there’s a bit of a raging debate in the discourse about what “we” should say people oug…
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Feb 26
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Thursday Thread
The Hasbro people successfully got me thinking about Mr Potato Head for the first time ever in my career as a parent.
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Feb 25
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Neera Tanden and the era of bad faith
The Party of Trump is sinking a nominee over bad tweets? Really?
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Feb 25
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Wednesday Thread
Good story from Jerusalem Desmas on how an economic growth argument outperforms a racial justice argument for allowing more housebuilding.
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Feb 24
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The Fed should give everyone a bank account
The case for Fed Accounts
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Feb 24
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Tuesday Thread
There’s tons of demand for a third party, and I honestly do wonder — wouldn’t Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchin be better off forming a little part…
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Feb 23
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