Next Draft - The Bodies Politik
In many ways, Henry Kissinger, who died at 100, acts as a litmus test for the way people, from academics to journalists to politicians, view America and its role in the world. Many leaders lauded Kissinger and invited him to chime in on international matters right up until the end of his life. Others viewed him as a war criminal who held a dignified position in American politics only because something is deeply broken in our system. David E. Sanger in the NYT (Gift Article): Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped the Nation’s Cold War History. "Few diplomats have been both celebrated and reviled with such passion as Mr. Kissinger. Considered the most powerful secretary of state in the post-World War II era, he was by turns hailed as an ultrarealist who reshaped diplomacy to reflect American interests and denounced as having abandoned American values, particularly in the arena of human rights, if he thought it served the nation’s purposes." 2Dictator TotI don't feel like covering this topic anymore, and I'm quite sure you don't feel like reading about it. But, the sad fact is that it's the most important story in America, and maybe, by extension, the world. "The magical-thinking phase is ending. Barring some miracle, Trump will soon be the presumptive Republican nominee for president. When that happens, there will be a swift and dramatic shift in the political power dynamic, in his favor." In WaPo (Gift Article), Robert Kagan makes a case that is increasingly hard to argue with. A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending."The odds of the United States falling into dictatorship have grown considerably because so many of the obstacles to it have been cleared and only a few are left. If eight years ago it seemed literally inconceivable that a man like Trump could be elected, that obstacle was cleared in 2016. If it then seemed unimaginable that an American president would try to remain in office after losing an election, that obstacle was cleared in 2020. And if no one could believe that Trump, having tried and failed to invalidate the election and stop the counting of electoral college votes, would nevertheless reemerge as the unchallenged leader of the Republican Party and its nominee again in 2024, well, we are about to see that obstacle cleared as well. In just a few years, we have gone from being relatively secure in our democracy to being a few short steps, and a matter of months, away from the possibility of dictatorship." 3Lock, Stockholm, and Two Smoking Barrels"Sweden is in the grip of a rise in gang violence and shootings that has taken citizens and leaders by surprise. In the words of the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, this year: 'Sweden has never before seen anything like this. No other country in Europe is seeing anything like this.'" The trend is related to poverty, the economic divide, and immigration patterns. You can guess which of those will garner the most political attention. How gang violence took hold of Sweden – in five charts. 4Don't Blame the Messenger?When she was offered an advertising gig for FTX, Taylor Swift famously asked, "Can you tell me that these are not unregistered securities?" She didn't like the answer, so she passed on the opportunity. Many celebrities didn't ask questions about crypto and took the commercial dough. Can you blame them? Legally, probably not. But that's not stopping a lot of people from trying. What do Cristiano Ronaldo, Gisele Bündchen, and Larry David have in common? Lawsuits for endorsing crypto. 5Extra, ExtraCan the Truce Hold? "Some of the hostages were held in sweltering tunnels deep beneath Gaza, while others were squeezed into tight quarters with strangers or confined in isolation. There were children forced to appear in hostage videos, and others forced to watch gruesome footage of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack. They bore physical and psychological wounds." NYT (Gift Article): Hostages Freed From Gaza Recount Violence, Hunger and Fear. For now, the truce has been extended. One scary thing that might prevent it from holding: Hamas may not be able to find enough hostages to trade. How the truce between Israel and Hamas was extended another day – and why it could end soon. Meanwhile, Blinken is back in the region where he's pushing two messages to Israel: Be much more careful in your operations and you don't have months left to get this done. Here's the latest from CNN, BBC, and Times of Israel. 6Bottom of the NewsCan a comfort food like Mac and Cheese provide comfort without any cheese at all? Kraft is about to find out. Kraft’s newest Mac & Cheese is ditching cheese. This is an important step for vegans who want to right to eat as unhealthily as everyone else. Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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