Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the January 27, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices? Chris Megerian and Josh Boak, Associated Press The likely economic implications of Trump’s second mandate LSE USAPP
Trump Has Something He Would Like to Bring to Your Attention Ezra Klein, New York Times [unlocked] Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies Peter Nicholas, NBC News White House warns of ‘consequences’ for Republicans who don’t support all of Trump’s nominees Garrett Haake, Sahil Kapur and Kristen Welker, NBC News Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Trump pivot Naomi Nix and Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post [unlocked] How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality David French, New York Times [unlocked] A Renewed Liberalism Can Meet the Populist Challenge Daron Acemoglu (MIT), New York Times [unlocked] Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House Nick Corasaniti and Michael Wines, New York Times [unlocked] Measuring legislators’ ideological position in large chambers using pairwise-comparisons Christian Breunig and Benjamin Guinaudeau, Political Science Research and Methods
How Test Optional Policies in College Admissions Disproportionately Harm High Achieving Applicants from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Bruce Sacerdote, Douglas O. Staiger & Michele Tine, National Bureau of Economic Research
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“Friday night was the danger zone”
Talking FedsJennifer Palmieri: Deja Vu All Over Again
Impolitic with John HeilemannThe DNC Chair Race
Power and Flour PodcastBrownstein on why he thinks McConnell voted against Hegseth’s confirmation
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