Short Take Politics
Two old men to argue
The debate between the elderly patriarchs will be June 27. One will be President. One may go to jail. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251520721/biden-proposes-debates-in-jun…
Noem banned
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been banned from the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation because of comments she made about the indigenous people aiding Mexican drug cartels.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251493304/most-of-south-dakotas-tribes-…
Booming economy not reported
You won’t hear this from the MAGA crowd, but since 2019, increased wages have outpaced inflation across all sectors of the economy. That’s right, the narrative that inflation is out of control and the economy is tanking is wishful, partisan thinking from a crowd that can’t perceive we are in the midst of the greatest economic recovery since 1949. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-15-2024