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In response to the nationalist right's emphasis on the state to counter family dissolution, loneliness, and deaths of despair -- its power is in the hands of fallen men, and its actions and programs consistently reflect that sad fact: nationalreview.com/2019/07/healin…
Nationalists don't think only government can cure what ails us. More libertarian conservatives don't think government plays no role. But the question is what is most potent, and where should we concentrate our efforts? nationalreview.com/2019/07/healin…
And many thanks to @ErickaAndersen for a marvelous WSJ essay that I relied on in this piece: nationalreview.com/2019/07/healin…
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Jane Mayer: Franken "resigned only three weeks after Leeann Tweeden, a conservative talk-radio host, accused him of having forced an unwanted kiss on her during a 2006 U.S.O. tour."

Umm, there was also this:
Yes, I know the picture is discussed in the story, but that picture put the claims against Franken in an entirely different category from, for example, the claims against Kavanaugh, which Mayer aggressively advanced with an extraordinarily dubious story of her own.
I mean, seriously? Look at the text below -- "six days of carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney." They couldn't even confirm through other witnesses that Kavanaugh was AT THE PARTY. I couldn't believe the allegation was printed at the time.
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A quick point about the new nationalism . . .

One would think that a movement focused on “social cohesion” and that rejects economic conservatism, a movement that seeks to restore virtuous community values and a sense of common citizenship would . . . /1
be making a GIANT effort to heal racial divides. Two of the most religious and churchgoing communities in the U.S. are black Democrats and White Evangelicals. You will never build an enduring governing coalition around white Christians, a shrinking share of the population. /2
But the new nationalists are going to absolutely double-down on Trump in 2020. They’re going to be taking the lead in explaining why words that are racist in any other context somehow aren’t racist when the president of the United States says them. /3
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A quick thread about immigrants and gratitude:

I know that Trump’s tweet was mostly telling natural-born American citizens to “go back” to the “places from whence they came,” a racist directive to his targets, but should immigrants have a special kind of gratitude? /1
I believe every American should be grateful for American liberty and opportunity. But the average immigrant citizen did more to earn their place than the average natural-born citizen. /2
They generally:

1) Exercise courage and grit to get here;
2) Learn a new language;
3) Stay out of trouble and build a new life;
4) Become productive members of the community;
5) Take a test most Americans would fail; and
6) Swear an oath of allegiance. /3
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“Deaths of despair” (suicide, alcohol or drugs) are remarkably high among middle-aged, native men in East Germany.

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