Strength In Numbers

Strength In Numbers

Don't hire writers that don't have political numeracy

I am so tired of reading David Brooks, a man who makes 5-10x what I do, make such stupid mistakes

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G. Elliott Morris
Jun 29, 2019
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What to do when you write about politics but don’t know anything about political science

Become a token op-ed writer for the New York Times, I guess.

The takeaway: No, 35% of Americans are not moderates, David Brooks. No, Bret Stephens, moving left on economic policy is not what lost Hillary Clinton a key number of votes among working class whites in the Midwest. Racism and hostile sexism did. And that’s why Democrats’ increasing liberalness (on economic policy)—which has been overstated by media outlets like the one that employs Brooks and Stephens—is not what would doom them. Being on the right side of the conversation re: diversity sadly could.

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