@washingtonpost While that would appear to violate the emoluments clause of the United States Constitution, the Supreme Court has pretty much given in Trump carte blanche to accept bribes from foreign powers. In theory, Congress could step in, but Republicans control both houses, soโฆ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@TheRabbitHole True, but this is a trend dating back to the 1980s and 90s when Republican intellectuals decided to focus on think tanks rather than universities. They werenโt interested in playing the long game of winning minds of students but instead wanted immediate results.
@ProjectLincoln We all need them, but not in or near upscale communities.
We can offshore them to undeveloped countries where the poors wonโt make too much of a ruckus. Just my modest proposal.
@EuromaidanPress Trump, along with many, but not all Republicans, has a great admiration for Putin. As a result, the US is no longer a reliable. European and Asian democracies need to band together to defend freedom because the US can no longer be counted on to do so.
@DSA_Watch@Kasparov63 The DSA is poison to Democrats in blue-collar, working class districts. However, in wealthy urban enclaves it seems quite popular.
@cafreiman@SenecaSpeaks21 Love him or hate him, his impact on 19th 20th and now 21st century economics and philosophy has been profound. Here we are, 150 years later, still passionately debating his ideas.