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Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy

November 9, 2023 from, Break, Taking, Democracy, Peter, Thiel0 comment

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. It wasn’t clear at first why Peter Thiel agreed to talk to me. He is, famously, no friend of the media. But Thiel—co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, avatar of techno-libertarianism, bogeyman of the left—consented to a series of long interviews at his home and office in Los Angeles. He was more open than I expected him to be, and…

It’s Time for Democrats to Break the Glass

January 6, 2022 Glass, Democrats, Break, Time, It's0 comment

The next few weeks will likely answer the most crucial question that emerged from last year’s insurrection by supporters of Donald Trump: Can one political party defend American democracy on its own? In the days after the January 6 attack, it appeared possible that many Republicans would join Democrats in a cross-party coalition to defend democracy against the autocratic threat. But instead, Trump has consolidated his control over the GOP, led a movement to purge Republican elected officials who resisted his unfounded claims of fraud, and solidified the belief among…

Trump continues to break the polling – CNN

August 31, 2020 Break, continues, Trump, polling0 comment

Trump continues to break the polling CNN Kamala Harris ‘not competent’ to be US president, Ivanka would be better candidate: Trump The Tribune India Ivanka would be better candidate, Kamala Harris ‘not competent’ to be US President: Donald Trump Hindustan Times Biden condemns Portland violence — ‘We must not become a nation at war with ourselves’ CNBC Trump knocks protesters against racial injustice during New Hampshire rally Reuters View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

Congress has taken a break from dealing with covid-19. The rest of us don’t have that luxury. – The Washington Post

August 16, 2020 luxury., Congress, Post, Washington, from, Break, don't, Rest, taken, dealing, COVID190 comment

Congress has taken a break from dealing with covid-19. The rest of us don’t have that luxury. The Washington Post “us congress” – Google News

Democrats try to break through the noise in crowded first debate of 2020 campaign – CNN

June 27, 2019 Democrats, debate, Campaign, first, Break, through, Crowded, 2020, noise0 comment

Democrats try to break through the noise in crowded first debate of 2020 campaign CNN The first Democratic presidential debate was loud. It was crowded. It was often hard to follow. But when 10 of the presidential candidates met on stage in Miami, … “us democrats” – Google News

Trump defied the laws of politics. Now he’s trying to break the laws of economic gravity. – CNN

June 4, 2019 trying, economic, politics., Break, He's, Laws, Trump, gravity, Defied0 comment

Trump defied the laws of politics. Now he’s trying to break the laws of economic gravity. CNN President Donald Trump came to office breaking the laws of US politics, knocking over Democrats’ blue wall in the Rust Belt and remaking the GOP in his own nationalist image. He basically spent 2016 saying there was a different political reality than the one politicians and most voters knew, and it turned out he had a point. There’s a similar alternate reality emerging where it comes to the President’s use of tariffs, first against…