A DACA ransom note from the White House prompts Matt, Dara and Jane Coaston to muse on whose nation this is, anyway.
Refenced Works
The American Conservative piece Jane referenced: Of Sh*tholes And Second Thoughts
Elizabeth Bruenig's op ed for The Washington Post: The antisocial politics of Trump
The Passing of a Great Race
Nations and Nationalism
Imagined Communities
Profile of Stephen Miller in high school: How a liberal Santa Monica high school produced a top Trump advisor and speechwriter
Further Reading
Explainer on the White House immigration framework: The immigration deal Trump’s White House is floating, explained
Dara on framework pitting current immigrants against future immigrants: The White House is trying to force Democrats to choose between current immigrants and future ones
Jane’s piece on white genocide: The scary ideology behind Trump’s immigration instincts
Economic consensus on immigration: There's no evidence that immigrants hurt any American workers
Alexa, is Amazon a monopoly?
Is homelessness a crime?
Abortion and the erosion of privacy
What is “fetal personhood”?
A safety net’s poverty trap
Let’s fix child care together
Bringing back the SAT
The AI election
The case for banning...millionaires?
How racism ages Black people
Skipping the broom
Eviction: the scarlet E
Let’s fix retirement together
How to be a (realistic) climate optimist
How celebrity fandom explains Trump
Why we can’t stop talking about Harvard
Are unions making a comeback?
Why are so many kids missing school?
Can Black churches lead the way on teen mental health?
The Devil wears fast fashion
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