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
The Devil wears fast fashion
Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet
Why everything is (still) so expensive
BDS and the history of the boycott
Will school choice change the future of education?
The sandwich generation: Caring for kids and seniors
Why your health insurance is tied to work
Conservative socialism?
How (not) to budget
NYC’s not-so-sudden migrant surge
What’s up, doc(ket)?
Who protects workers from extreme heat?
Why isn’t school lunch free?
Trump’s RICO problem
Biden messed with Texas
Biden wants YOU (to go to therapy)
A new era for birth control
Who broke student loans?
Expecting: Weed and Pregnancy
It's an HOA world; you're just living in it
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