You mean they *thought* they didn’t need those voters. Then they lost twice to a deeply problematic candidate who appealed to those voters’ worldview. So they did need them. https://t.co/o55yYv5uiE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 04:19PM
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The traditional, official poverty rate was at a record low (10.2%) in 2025. But the @NYTimes blows off the official rate to focus on the liberal antipoverty blob’s newfangled “supplemental” rate, which is a relative measure that rises and falls with the standard of living https://t.co/JoqO2pM0JE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 04:08PM
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The traditional, official poverty line was at a record low (10.2%) in 2025. But the @NYTimes blows off the official rate to focus on the liberal antipoverty blob’s newfangled “supplemental” rate, which is a relative measure that rises and falls with the standard of living https://t.co/JoqO2pM0JE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 03:42PM
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I’m arguing the APA, a statute, should be changed, not that it’s unconstitutional. … Though, come to think of it … https://t.co/3KmIR83Bsh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 03:10PM
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Impressive that Trump has countered a big issue (Iran war) on which he is 60/30 underwater with a big issue (AI) … on which he’s also 60/30 underwater. Like Clinton countering a sex scandal with another sex scandal. https://t.co/itw1NDjjjf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 01:22PM
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Good example of how the 1946 Administrative Procedures Act gives judges a way to second-guess decisions by the elected executive. Should the APA survive now that Humphrey’s Executor is dead? https://t.co/Yc9zc24cEv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 01:04PM
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I would not have guessed Japan as the international leader in “[p]ublic health spending as a share of GDP” https://t.co/gVb93YnASz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 12:56PM
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Barone: “Hey, Germany. It’s Legitimate to Limit Immigration” https://t.co/9ed2m2iNai “Is there not some reason people might want to exercise caution in changing the cultural mix?”
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 12:33PM
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Hmm. It already looks like a data center …Just spitballing here … https://t.co/tcNMvw6JSL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 at 03:40AM
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Not only will it kill us all, but it’s Woke https://t.co/S9N83pPpYr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026 at 01:46AM
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Right. The problem is that some 20th century modern architecture is very beautiful. What determines what appeals to the “human sense of beauty” and what has to be crammed down people’s throats? I made some half-assed attempts to answer that question here. https://t.co/UajWMHTzRo [second item] One theory–“survival of the coolest”–makes sense but doesn’t explain all the dreary modernist spec buildings I see in L.A., which are not the coolest.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026 at 12:24AM
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Right. The problem is that some 20th century modern architecture is very beautiful. What determines which appeal to the “human sense of beauty” and which have to be crammed down people’s throats? I made some half-assed attempts to answer that question here. https://t.co/UajWMHTzRo [second item] One answer–“survival of the coolest”–makes sense but doesn’t explain all the dreary modernist spec buildings I see in L.A., which are not the coolest.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026 at 12:17AM
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P,S,: I’m happy to give Biden some credit to the extent the bipartisan CHIPS Act, passed in 2022, has been generating jobs in semiconductor manufacturing, etc.. But the numbers seem much bigger than CHIPS. Trump also gets credit for keeping CHIPS going. Credit all around! Just stop believing @steverattner https://t.co/bErb5cFU9H
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026
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September 13, 2026 at 11:33PM
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Rereposting: Not everything the President & Congress do is a failure … https://t.co/y4xhzaPxyd
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Sep 14, 2026
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September 13, 2026 at 11:15PM
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That is the thesis of Bob Wright’s book: The God Test https://t.co/LR5c1gt1E1 https://t.co/WQhEKFhPPo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2026
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September 13, 2026 at 11:03PM
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“We’ve gone from shedding manufacturing jobs rapidly in the final year of Biden’s presidency, to slowing the losses in the first year of Trump’s return, to actually adding jobs in the second year.” https://t.co/Ipr6MdTfH5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 at 06:35PM
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“This is a case where Hollywood can’t be accused of hyping reality—the real rescue was much more amazing and harrowing…” https://t.co/SQWx3s0NQa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 at 03:21PM
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Jobs are easier to find in skilled trades “as older generations retire and immigration drops.” What happened to Giovanni Peri’s vaunted “complementarity” effects? https://t.co/NSXvu0xiQb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 at 02:49PM
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This podcast is very good on what influenced him (and Cale) and makes you respect him more, despite his personality. https://t.co/fdEhVjgeWh https://t.co/71chy1M1NW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 at 12:20AM
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“United States Marines,” Karnes began shouting. “If you can hear us, yell or tap!” https://t.co/We2vsWcrTC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 at 04:08PM
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It’s a very American story of uncredentialed citizens–an ex-Marine working as an accountant in Connecticut, a paramedic with an expired license who was fighting addiction–who rose to the occasion. Unfortunately Hollywood gave the assignment to Oliver Stone https://t.co/knmjTvxhg1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 at 10:46AM
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Rebecca Liss’s story of how two 9/11 victims were rescued from the smoking rubble. Does not seem to be paywalled. (Thank you.) https://t.co/We2vsWcrTC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 at 10:41AM
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The EUObserver piece has a Howell Raines-like ‘Why doesn’t Merz ban the AfD already’ slant. https://t.co/do3iGdtT3s
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 at 10:28AM
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Yes and they’re dinging him for knowing this ON ELECTION NIGHT, when it was clear to many more people. https://t.co/BbvwgYcFBt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 10, 2026
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September 10, 2026 at 05:16PM
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Cal Newport is the @mtracey of AI. Don’t mean that as a compliment. https://t.co/6fgPsxNPws
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 10, 2026
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September 10, 2026 at 05:09PM
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