Robert Reed

The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for t...

She's a much better person than Mickey Mouse.

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YouTube video by Hitler Rants Parodies Putin reacts to Ukraine’s drone attack on his bombers

A good rant that lifted me spirits
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Opinion | I’m a Conservative Economist. Here Are 6 Reasons Trump’s Plans Won’t Work. Even on their own terms, Trump’s economic promises defy logic.

On our best day, humanity is barely smart enough to manage this elaborate civilization.

This is far from our best day.

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The fact that Trump is trying to shut down every organization that speaks truth to his malevolent power speaks volumes. He's a corrupt, profoundly incompetent criminal who will continue to drain the US of its very heart and soul.

How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit? Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.

This ordinary North American suburb has mass transit ridership that's off the charts. Here's how the city got residents to ride the bus.

Which Past Fascist Does Trump Most Resemble? The Incompetent One. Donald Trump’s narcissism bears a striking resemblance to Benito Mussolini’s. Which does not bode well.

Which Past Fascist Does Trump Most Resemble? The Incompetent One. newrepublic.com/article/1940... via @newrepublic.com

Yep.

I Should Have Seen This Coming When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won...

Mr. Brooks finally sees the most obvious obvious in the history of obvious. Then he predicts that the monster will soon destroy himself.

Where does this pathological confidence come from?

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The Forgotten Dystopian Vision That Explains Trump’s Canada Obsession The president’s outlandish fixation on annexing Canada and Greenland makes sense when you understand his worldview. It’s pretty similar to one articulated in 1941.

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Our leader is a science fiction writer. Not a good SF writer. But his pen is large and nuclear tipped.

The COVID-19 Revisionists Are Twisting the Record Lockdown skeptics and mask critics are crowing—and distorting what happened five years ago.

The COVID-19 Revisionists Are Twisting the Record
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Why Don’t Plutocrats Care That Trump Is Tanking the Economy? newrepublic.com/article/1925... via @newrepublic.com

Zelensky can still hold out for "indefinite period"—Former NATO commander

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis said "there will still be a lot of capacity going toward Ukraine" from European allies.

Denying a Handshake to Harris, Senator’s Husband Draws Criticism The husband of Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, drew criticism online when he failed to accept a handshake offered by Vice President Kamala D. Harris at his wife’s ceremonial swearing-in.

Hail Hydra, Deb. Hail Hydra.

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Report: Disney Employees Are Shook By Its Capitulation to Trump Staff and talent alike are allegedly disagreeing with leadership over bending to the President's executive orders.

HAIL HYDRA! HAIL HYDRA! HAIL HYDRA!

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Crockett: "I understand when people say they are concerned about our debt, as they should be. But if you really want to look at the problem, it's probably with the Trump administration. We know that that administration, the last time they were in, ran our debt up an additional $8 trillion."

Should we be worried we don’t own our media anymore? With the gradual decline of physical media, should we be concerned that all of our content will only live in the cloud?

Am I the villain? When I send an old Reed story up to Kindle, I make edits. Nothing major, certainly not changing the story's nature. But still, I'm a writer. I always find problems, and problems need fixing.

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A friend of mine, ready for the holidays.

Donald Trump Is a Weakling. That’s the Problem. Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.

This feels prophetic to me.

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Thanks for reminding me, Scott. I could use a dose of Raymond C.