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At least five interesting things: Anything but protests edition (#65)
Government efficiency; Solar power; Data suppression; American wealth; Trade and manufacturing
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A bunch of thoughts and evidence on immigration
I've been writing about this for a while.
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Immigration is not an "invasion", nor should it be
The far right and the far left both want you to think that the purpose of immigration is to overthrow America. Don't let them get away with it.
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It's OK not to be fat
Instead of moral problems, let's think of things like obesity as technological problems.
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Even if Trump chickens out, you should still be worried about the economy
Tariff pauses are keeping us afloat for now. But debt and interest rates are a big threat.
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How Chinese drones could defeat America
A Ukrainian drone attack shows our extreme vulnerability.
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It's time for Abundance to get mad
Sunny visions of the future are great. But if you want to lead the Democrats, you need to fight.
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