#Wonk

Just got handed this gem. Its older, from 2014, but should still tell some interesting stories indeed. Time for some overlays!! Let me see what I can find for this.
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Every time I suggest something public can be privately funded I have a "nightmare scenario" described to me that is almost an exactly accurate reflection of the current public system
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Erwachsene weiße Männer: „nur ein good boy with a bright future“BIPoC-Jugendliche: „seit Jahren stadtbekannter Gewalttäter, hat bestimmt über sein Alter gelogen, lass ihn röntgen, er muss älter sein, er weiß
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One thing I don't think is fully appreciated is the fact that Republicans in general, and Trump a fortiori, have no idea what causes recessions. If they've even heard of
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Some took issue with our demand for more beautiful streets & lived spaces.Yet, among others this Norwegian study from January 2020 found “most people don’t feel happy around modern architecture”.
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In Xavier Becerra, President-Elect Biden has selected a person who has been perhaps the biggest thorn in President Trump's side on the ACA, reproductive health, and immigrant rights. If confirmed,
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I really have read it all now. Today the Times previews a speech that @MichaelBarber9 will give at King's on diversity of perspective. Much of the report covers remarks that
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Back in 2015, when I was nearly 6 months pregnant @DenisMcDonough called me and asked me if I would come back to the WH to serve as Comms Director, I
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Alternative Student Finance | ThreadMany prospective Muslim students are unable to access a university education because the funding system uses interest-bearing loans, which are prohibited by their faith. Watch this
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Almost all the wasabi you eat is actually horseradish.Almost all the pumpkin pies you eat are actually squash pies.What are other examples like this? Almost all the Kobe beef you
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Nick Cohen has a piece in the Jan/Feb issue of the Critic on "left wing authoritarianism". In it he notes a "poll by Survation found a quarter of British students
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Its black history month. We’re going to see a lot of black creators asking companies and individuals to spend this month not only to amplify Black voices, but also hire
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The whole vaccine row reminds me of a coffee I had with a former EU Commission official turned policy wonk back in 2017, where I was told with a smirk
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Trump just signed an executive order to make federal hiring skills-based rather than degree-based. It's a step in the right direction, but there's a ton of stuff that needs to
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[cw: crime]Reminder: there's no such thing as a "high crime neighborhood." The whole concept is entirely made up based on our notion of what we consider a crime.You may be
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One of the weirdest things about being on this site is that when I took the like American politics pubpol class one of the first things they teach you is
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