Senior citizens propelled him to victory there in 2016. Now, they are running away from him.
Blake Fleetwood
Blake Fleetwood , formerly on the staff of the New York Times, has written for New York Magazine, the New York Daily News, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Village Voice, the Atlantic, and the Washington Monthly.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
A Lesson from Sweden on How Not to Respond to COVID-19
The Swedish government didn’t enforce social distancing. It’s now paying the price—in lives and in GDP.
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The Slaughter Continues: 176 Civilians Killed By Police So Far in 2015
One-hundred-seventy-six civilians were killed by police in January and February, according to news clippings collected by killedbypolice.net. Of course, the greatest outrage of all is that no one really knows how many people are killed by police annually. FBI Director James B. Comey said last month, “You could tell me how many people, the absolute […]
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How Dangerous is Police Work?
After the senseless death and tragic funerals of two young New York City policeman, cops have got to be thinking about assassination. “I want to go home to my wife and kids,” said a cop to the New York Post.” I am concerned about my safety.” On NBC’s Meet the Press,” NYC Police Commissioner William […]
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Congress Finally Acts to Prevent Police Killings, But Will it Make a Difference?
Last week, in a rare bipartisan vote just before they adjourned for the year, the House and Senate passed a bill called the Death in Custody Reporting Act. The bill which is slated for a presidential signature, calls for all police departments to report all people killed in custody or during an arrest. “You can’t […]
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If You Want the American Dream, Go To Finland
As the Washington Monthly explains in its current cover package, the American dream—the notion of equal opportunity for all, the chance to make something of yourself—is dying. This is not news to anyone who follows comparative national studies. Consider what Ed Miliband, the popular British Labour leader—and would-be Prime Minister—said to a conference on social […]
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DIY B&B
The Internet is enabling more and more Americans to leverage their biggest asset, their home, by renting rooms to travelers. So why are local governments trying to shut them down?
