Good post. (What happened to the protests that were supposed to destroy the Democratic Convention? Didn't really feel like 1968.)

Hey Steven Eisman, those riots in Chicago were something, weren't they. Really laid the Democrats low. 1968 all over again..... Tougher to make political forecasts than analyze a CDO, isn't it.

Does any NeverTrumper (and I am one of sorts) have anything to say about the Kroger-Albertsons merger? Does any NeverTrumper have anything substantive to say about economic policy except tacitly accepting Milton Friedman?

This is correct. And it's been a winner for Biden. And it may be for Harris. But if Biden is left-of-center on economics, so are Vance and Hawley. You must be specific about what's moderate and what's left of center.

It's a good thing to ponder. The next step is to try to answer why and how that happened.

To whom are JD Vance and Josh Hawley closer to on economics?

You don't post this if the haters aren't getting to you.

This is the condition of political discourse today. As if it's impossible to be a friendly critic of someone or something. Did Ms. Roth never have a teacher or boss criticize her work in the spirit of trying to improve it?

Ms. Roth seems unhappy here.

The next administration will likely be the last one that gives no-strings-attached aid to Israel. That's not a moral claim; it's simply a prediction. Younger people want a re-set on how we treat some allies. Mr. Ackman is in the forecasting business, and I suspect he knows this.

Steve doesn't scream.

.Bill Ackman and Steven Eisman, this is for you. I'll bet you can't push Roth around. nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opi…

It's not preaching you need to worry about. It's younger Americans who aren't going to grant no-strings-attached aid to Israel. The benefit to you is they will make that happen after your time.

This is correct. It will be difficult to defeat the enemy if there isn't support for the leadership. But there isn't, and there likely won't be. Mr. Ackman can encourage all he wants. At some point, he will have to face this. Israel's position is untenable in the long run.

He gets to hold this position holding the bankroll provided by US taxpayers. He may not understand that may not last forever.

Trump hired the head of Eli Lilly to run HHS. In case there's anything else you need to know about his desire to cap insulin prices.

Whom should you believe about Trump -- Bill Ackman or Liz Cheney?

Make it about liberal education. Make it about the Great Books. That was Allan Bloom's solution. Don't become a conservative ghetto. Good luck. I'm hoping for the best.