HenryScottTuke

“Where it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.” ― Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland #conservative #bibliophile

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

Bernard Bailyn on the Historian’s Craft….

[Carlo Lancellotti @_CLancellotti]

The discussion of great books programs belongs in the context of a larger problem: the pragmatist tradition in US schools of education has greatly favored skills development over content knowledge, leading to very weak curricula. Great books is a response, there can be others.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

The Iran war ended, as Trump had predicted in March, with a surrender. Unfortunately, it was a US surrender. But too many people seem to be learning the wrong lesson. The problem was not getting out of the war, but getting in.

Ever since Homer, we've stupidly rushed into wars; Achilles called the Trojan war "insane." But each generation seems to need to learn anew the importance of distrusting hawks who promise painless victories.

In the case of Iran, we had a diplomatic approach that was working -- imperfectly -- to limit Iran's nuclear program. But then Trump tore up the JCPOA and set in motion the events that would lead to his abject surrender this month. A gift link to my column: https://t.co/oHOMhx1Da0

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@Kevin72127362 @FeserEdward Are you referring to administrations like Reagan’s or Bush’s who had the courage to stand strong and fight?

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@Kevin72127362 @FeserEdward Except that he’s right.

[Finance Genie @FinanceGenie2]

Tariff mindset inevitably leads to hideous industrial policy, which is nothing more than central government planning. There was the possibility to develop a multinational tariff free zone in the beginning. I think Art Laffer was thinking along these lines as well, but DJT doesn’t think at that scale. For all those “billions in new investment in US,” we also know there are grants, tax incentives, debt financing, all proffered by essentially debt reliant federal and local governments. I saw egregious examples of taxpayer funded industrial development throughout my many years in the municipal debt markets. It’s the market’s job to pick winners and losers, not government.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@julia40052 @justinamash Whether or not he “ran” on it, it’s entirely faithful to what he is. National Socialism….

[Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch]

The next time you hear JD Vance casually accuse his critics of unpatriotically spreading misinformation, remember that he described the *accurate* descriptions of the MOU as Iranian propaganda. He says what he needs to say in the moment without regard for the truth — or decency.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@RandyMoore7 @McFaul Real leaders always have choices because they think strategically. Trump is as stupid as he is arrogant. Ignorant of history and unwilling to learn.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@YouCedwhat @McFaul It is. Over $50 billion so far. Down the toilet. Thanks to Trump’s arrogance and stupidity.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@Lover8Tele11578 @jaynordlinger No. He’s basing them on results. Big difference.

[Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger]

I have a friend, generally hawkish on Iran, who reports, "People say to me, accusatorially, 'But you would be supporting this war if someone else were president!' And I say, 'Yeah? So ...?'" Leadership matters. This is a very simple point, but a good and key one.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@TexasGGill @jeffersonation1 Hey Gregg ….do you spend a lot of time thinking about how guys pee?

[*Kyunghyeong Ok* @kyunghyeong_78]

@jeffersonation1 Trump is a weak man's idea of what a strong man looked like.. Like a small dog they bark the loudest

They consider being an asshole to be strong because they are scared and weak

[Libertarians against Trump @jeffersonation1]

Every day Trump finds a new way to make the country weaker, meaner and more embarrassing. He lies, betrays, escalates and humiliates, and his cult still calls it strength.

What a disastrous, rotten excuse for a president.

[Art Vandelay @LJS527]

On a recent episode of @thedispatch podcast, @JonahDispatch made an insightful point about Trump's handling of the Iran war negotiations:

"The thing I find baffling, is his position vis-à-vis Israel, is that Israel needs to stop attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon, because that makes Iran mad, and Iran wants it to stop. And so in effect, he's using Iran's willingness to participate in a deal, as leverage to make Israel stop, rather than using Israel as leverage against Iran. Let Israel be the bad cop, let Israel be the rogue agent here and say: I'll try to stop them from destroying all of Hezbollah, but you've got to give me something. Instead, he's going to Israel saying: you've got to stop because I need to give Iran something."

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

“Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created…”

Sir Roger Scruton

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@jmasseypoet That’s the best part.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@EVR_Forge @pontificatormax ….more important is what he did NOT say. Contrary to the lies coming from @pontificatormax & other MAGA xenophobes, the Holy Father did not say immigration laws shouldn’t be enforced. He said people should always be treated with dignity. For Christians, that’s pretty basic.

[HenryScottTuke @ScottTuke]

@fuircacherabri @pontificatormax So you only looked at the headline and didn’t bother to learn anything about what he actually said?

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

“What is needed is not a revolution in the opposite direction, but the opposite of a revolution.”

Joseph de Maistre