Kamala Harris Mania and the 2024 Ticket
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker weighs the hype around Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, contrasts with Barack Obama’s 2008 aura, and critiques Trump’s missteps. She notes Harris’s appeal without equating her to Obama and flags concerns about policy versus image in the 2024 race.
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David Axelrod
CNN
Kamala Harris
Barack Obama
Minnesota
Tim Walz
Midwest
Will Obama
Harris
Obama
Biden
Debby
Wall Street Journal
Peggy Noonan
Lateefah Simon
NPR
Simon
Ronald Reagan
Walz
Trump
Walt
Vance
Fox News
New York Magazine
Boston
Illinois
America
United States of America
Carl Cannon
United States
Kamala
Barack
Markets wobble spotlight policy cost and rate risk
George Will surveys recent market volatility, Fed policy signals, and the rising cost of keeping rates too low too long. He notes Hoenig’s critique of balance sheet expansion, questions whether the Fed will normalize rates in line with inflation, and warns against political motive tainting central bank actions.
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Thomas Hoenig
Hoenig
Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
George Mason University
Mercatus Center
Fed
Ben Bernanke
Bernanke
Silicon Valley Bank
U.S
Dow Jones
Questions on money and momentum in presidential elections
A reader questions why US presidential campaigns cost and take so long to run. The piece cites OpenSecrets figures of about 5.7 billion dollars and explores how funds influence voters, the role of ads, and the idea of campaign contribution limits. The author proposes a strict $20 cap and invites contact with D L Stewart.
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White House
OpenSecrets
Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift
Caitlin Clark
Beyonce
Simone Biles
JD Vance
South Dakota Skeleton Displayed At Chicago Field Museum
On this day in 1990 the skeleton found in South Dakota was shown at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The rest of the entry notes a 1994 MLB strike, a William Goldman quote, and a 1981 IBM PC memory figure.
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South Dakota
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
William Goldman
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