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by tlogan 2y ago
Both Regan and George H.W. Bush were anti tariffs and pro free market. I believe the change happened with Trump. Good interview about that is here [1] [1] https://www.npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-5215953/how-
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Exactly. The old is based on Cold War. The new sphere of influence will be probably quite different.
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The next phase is likely geopolitical. Countries will begin negotiating directly with the U.S. administration to secure exemptions or reductions in tariffs. In effect, it’s the formation of a new American sphere of influence / empire.
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Excellent post. It wasn’t always like this. I remember when you could be pro-gun and pro-environment—and still have thoughtful, respectful conversations with people who held different beliefs. Today, if you’re not fully aligned with every t
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by tlogan 2y ago
Could this be related that the weak force only interacts with left-handed particles (and right-handed antiparticles)?
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I think Democrats are doing a disservice by not pushing back harder against Trump’s attacks on judges and his calls for their impeachment. The judiciary is one of the few remaining institutions that can check executive overreach, and defend
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My concern is that courts can become corrupted or influenced by those in power, which creates a serious problem. While courts should have the authority to issue sentences—like prison terms—they shouldn’t be the ones deciding who the public
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Personally, I believe that in a democracy, courts shouldn’t have the power to disqualify individuals from running for office. That’s just my opinion, though, and I’m not familiar with the situation in France. Separately, here in the U.S., I
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Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence(theguardian.com)
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We don’t know whether Xiaofeng is a U.S. citizen, a Chinese national, or holds some other status. He’s been in the U.S. for at least 20 years. He hasn’t been arrested, but it’s unclear whether he’s been located or is currently missing. Let’
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I think the issue with saying “make good new things” is that things themselves aren’t inherently good or bad—they’re just things. It’s the person who makes them that can be good or bad. I have a saying (among others from my dad) that captur
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https://archive.ph/cDEy8
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Elon Musk Is One of the Few Winners from Trump Auto Tariffs(bloomberg.com)
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Before calling something authoritarian, ask: who’s actually in control? If a regime can’t control education, is shrinking the size of government, and is expanding individual rights (e.g., gun rights), can it truly be called authoritarian? T
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Honest question: how is Musk “fascist”? A core feature of historical fascism is a significantly expanded government. For example, under Mussolini’s regime (1922–1943), the Italian state dramatically increased its control over the economy —
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He’s thinking much bigger. I believe the major push will be around self-driving cars. My bet is that he’s in government because he wants to help shape comprehensive federal regulation for autonomous vehicles — which I think is the missing p
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A co-founder is like a spouse — you need to adjust trust to make it work. If you find yourselves disagreeing on direction, here is one approach: if you can’t convince them, offer to fully support their idea for a set period of time with cle
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GCP needs Wiz, but whether Wiz can actually save GCP is another question—probably not.
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This definitely makes sense. Let’s check history… Many academics, including professors and students, endorsed Nazi ideology. For instance, in 1933, approximately 900 professors signed the “Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German U
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Thank you for highlighting the discussion about Romanian Constitutional Court’s annulment of the presidential election due to alleged Russian interference. However, there’s a noticeable lack of discourse regarding Turkish President Erdoğan’
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There’s a noticeable inconsistency in how Hacker News community reacts to electoral controversies in Romania and Turkey. In Romania, the Constitutional Court disqualified candidate Călin Georgescu based on unproven allegations that he was i
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A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu's presidential bid(apnews.com)
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There’s a lot of words but little truth. - Schedule F employees can be fired without due process. - Additionally, 5 U.S.C. § 7513 allows for the removal of employees if it promotes the efficiency of the service (basically layoffs - and that
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I have one question about one: > Public employees are illegally > purged if they are viewed as > disloyal to the new regime. My understanding of how the U.S. government works is that the President functions as the CEO of all federa
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Buying high-tech American weapons comes with an implicit condition: they can only be used with U.S. approval. The U.S. has long leveraged this strategy to control governments. Do you think Saudi Arabia could use its American-made jets to at
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Zelensky needs to step down for the sake of Ukraine and its people. He fails to grasp a critical reality: criticizing Trump is a mistake. Instead, he should focus on praising him—highlighting his intelligence, leadership, and appeal. More
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You have more money, so you should pay more in taxes. I know if might not sound right but it is better for all of us. A market-based approach is not the solution to achieving equality or public transportation. So in short: - tax the rich -
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A better approach would be to tax properties worth more than $2 million and use the revenue to improve public transit. Another option: increase income taxes on those earning over $500K a year. But, of course, the wealthy resist any tax that
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Here is an idea: increase tax on properties worth more than 2M. Or maybe increase income tax for people who make more than 500k a year?
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A regressive tax like this should have no place in the Democratic agenda. Across the state, 47% of people oppose the congestion tax, while only 27% support it. Meanwhile, Manhattanites—the wealthiest group—are the most in favor, with 57% su

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