I read a short article in the WSJ about how the utilities are backing a lawsuit to get auto companies to reduce emissions. Why would they do so? California has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the state significantly, I think 25% by 2020. So, where does the burden fall? If it doesn't fall on the auto companies, it would then fall on the utilities (like PG&E). That's why they're backing the lawsuit to shift the burden to the auto companies. Simple self-interest.
I found this opinion piece ( Democrats aren't innocent bystanders ) interesting on how both Democrats and Republicans share responsibility for polarizing the electorate and undermining some of its faith in democracy. It references two other posts that were pretty good as well: The Disease of Delegitimization The Weimarization of the American Republic The second article is really long and heavy on history. But given all of the comparisons people make between the current times and those of post-WWI Germany, I found it interesting to dive in to understand where the comparisons are coming from and how close we really are. The short answer is that we aren't that close (phew). Seems like post-WWI Germany was incredibly fragile. This was a good excerpt that summarized it: So, unlike the 60s, you have a dynamic in which both sides are behaving like radicals, in which the establishment isn’t yelling “stop,” and in which oikophobia is more evenly distributed, relative to its Boo...
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