Context is everything and history is boring, I suppose.
I feel like since the end of the Cold War, the US has been a value-added proposition. Consensus was key to maintaining this and Obama knew it and was good at it. Krugman's insight on how that value has been reduced to a devaluation is exposed and points to a Post-US-hegemony world. And for what?
"... a useful pass..." may enter my lexicon.
Not gonna have a draw, are we?
Starmer’s resignation is a warning, but we’ve run this experiment at home. Sinema, Golden, and Fetterman made the same bet: that poll-tested moderation is a safe harbor. All saw their support crater. In a moment like this, tacking right isn’t the safe play, it’s the thing that sinks you.