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Lula Won. The apocalypse is postponed for another four years. Can Lulaism regroup, reconsolidate, and find a way forward?
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Lula won—Lulismo didn’t
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‘Libertarian hedonism’ is just social liberalism with a checkout cart. @ehaspel
Public opinion is turning against vices like weed and gambling, but liberal politicians remain mostly unwilling to reconsider laissez-faire policies.
That needs to change, argues @ehaspel: compactmag.com/article/liber…
"Despite eking out another win, Lulismo today is a pale version of what it was—because of the PT’s complacency and its many compromises, because of a difficult Congress, and above all because there is no growth to redistribute."
@Alex__1789 on Lula's win: compactmag.com/article/lula-…
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Remarkable essay that is even more relevant now than when it rest published three years ago.
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Required monthly rereading of @JonAskonas's canonical @compactmag essay
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Lula Won—‘Lulismo’ Didn’t compactmag.com/article/lula-…
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"Lula’s biggest strength is also his biggest weakness."
@Alex__1789 on Lula's remarkable win—and the strong headwinds he will soon be facing: compactmag.com/article/lula-…
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Trotsky observed that an “army is always a copy of the society it serves”
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Mohammed bin Salman promised Saudis prosperity, modernization, consumption, and security. His inability to win a decisive victory in Yemen is a sign of the broader limits of his revolution from above: compactmag.com/article/how-s…
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"If governments cannot buy social peace anymore, they will impose it."
@EconDarioMarino with a level-headed account of the current crisis in Europe and its likely resolution: compactmag.com/article/europ…
"At stake in the current crisis is the legitimacy and sustainability of Western Europe’s political and economic model."
@EconDarioMarino on how Europe's ballooning debt constrains its response to the current protests:
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“The maidens of Jerusalem didn’t go to the vineyards alone, and today’s young singles shouldn’t have to face the dating market alone either.”
Ezra Seplowitz and Matthew Minsk on why matchmaking is better than Hinge:
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For generations, getting married and starting a family were key to becoming an adult. Now we treat them as things you do after adulthood is established.
And now neither seems to be happening. Maybe it's time we took a cue from religious communities.
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Matchmakers are beating the dating recession
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“If you would entrust your hopes for lifelong companionship to an algorithm, you shouldn’t be afraid to listen to family and friends who have your interests at heart.”
Ezra Seplowitz and Matthew Mintz on what America can learn from Jewish matchmaking: compactmag.com/article/match…
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Gil Durán’s “The Nerd Reich” has been hailed as “stunning” and “transfixing"; I haven't seen a single negative review of it. In fact, it’s a bad book that explains basically nothing about the “tech right.”
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Marijuana use among parents of minor children has spiked to over 5 percent
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The effects of the legalization of vices like weed and gambling are provoking a backlash—even in Massachussets. To meet the moment, liberals must update their laissez-faire attitudes, says @ehaspel:
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Public opinion is turning against vices like weed and gambling, but liberal politicians remain mostly unwilling to reconsider laissez-faire policies.
That needs to change, argues @ehaspel: compactmag.com/article/liber…














