Monthly Archives: October 2018

But is that a 'crisis of liberal democracy' as opposed to a loss of faith in elites? The people who complain about a 'crisis of democracy' usually wind up offering, as their evidence, the failure to pass TPP or "comprehensive immigration reform." They're just the elites that lost https://t.co/Vk75gHQ0nY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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When even WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS start to bail on the Saudis, it's a sign the new model is #metoo–instant total contagious toxicity–not your traditional case of a human-rights-violating non-democratic regime … https://t.co/su4uAIUyPQ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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In other words, you can have liberal democracy without porous borders. People often seem to say there is a 'crisis of liberal democracy' when they really mean they want porous borders, and there is a revolt against porous borders. https://t.co/x93WUn6cWB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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In other words, you can have liberal democracy without porous borders. People often seem to say there is a 'crisis of liberal democracy' when they really mean they want porous borders, and there is a revolt against porous borders. https://t.co/x93WUn6cWB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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Don't quite see why people (ie Bremmer) say this "obviously undermines the notion of liberal democracy." It seems to be provoking a working class revolt in elections around the world, which might seem to be an exercise in liberal democracy. https://t.co/JbjVoyx3Vy

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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We helped China et al "on the back of open borders & free trade… [but} you have created much greater structural inequality." https://t.co/dPjmVudZKK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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Seems cumbersome–Saudi Arabia has lots of lobbyists, and the Iran card., and hasnt been buying that many arms anyway. I'd think the shunning of MBS by corporations–because he's radioactive, the way #metoo offenders are radioactive–would have quicker, bigger impact. https://t.co/kjlpWxQhSA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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Seems cumbersome–Saudi Arabia has lots of lobbyists, and the Iran card., and hasnt been buying that many arms anyway. I'd think the shunning of MBS by corporations–because he's radioactive, the way #metoo offenders are radioactive–would have quicker, bigger impact. https://t.co/kjlpWxQhSA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 13, 2018

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Really? https://t.co/Y4hqA5OUug

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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aka patronage. Not a crazy idea to hire bureaucrats who are committed to making your policies succeed. (OK, how about half the bureaucrats? That's Charles Peters' 50/50 plan. Keep potential whistleblowers, institutional memory). https://t.co/sGZGIZT05U

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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Bad boy! Al-Jubeir will tell MBS to "avoid making this same kind of miscalculation again" https://t.co/3T7Ovtcl0h

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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Trying to think of ways Trump & GOPs could keep the "Kavanaugh Effect" going for the lifetime-in-politics weeks before election day. They seem to have settled on "mob." Won't last either. How about Trump releases his NEXT short list of SCOTUS picks?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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.@jackshafer has failed https://t.co/qIAeKAGZhP https://t.co/NMLodv9xxq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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Don't give us ideas. How about just one day a week? We need social institutions to replace the former class-mixing/assimilation function of the draft. (Community meals actually seem like a good idea to me. Use food trucks.) https://t.co/iyxk0lyIMj

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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*"Party"
See https://t.co/DzNVyEqHt2 https://t.co/xBD8SCGW8L

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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JARED SURE CAN PICK "EM: "Saudi crown prince's carefully managed rise hides dark side" https://t.co/Nd8jvPAuRb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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HOPE THEY BROUGHT THE MOOSE! "New York Times scrambles to defuse a full-blown staff rebellion" https://t.co/sQ2YJsFUOt

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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Schism in the 'CEO Pary"? https://t.co/Vp3QChwl7N

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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Anyone have pithier name for this big BSM $$$ conference? "Davos in the Desert" seems a bit OBE.

You go first … https://t.co/fw5aFvGqe0

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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J.P. Morgan's ubiquitous media presence Jamie Dimon might still attend BSM's big Riyadh investorfest? https://t.co/hGh6VbxBod

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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I once yelled at Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai when they came out of a Beverly Hills restaurant during the Vietnam War, so I can't get worked up about yelling outside restaurants. Intimidating is different, of course.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 12, 2018

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