Republicans have, in effect, taken America hostage, threatening to undermine the economy and disrupt the essential business of government unless they get policy concessions they would never have been able to enact through legislation.
But making nebulous calls for centrism, like writing news reports that always place equal blame on both parties, is a big cop-out - a cop-out that only encourages more bad behavior. The problem with American politics right now is Republican extremism, and if you’re not willing to say that, you’re helping make that problem worse.
Paul Krugman’s smart take on what it’s like to watch an alleged superpower implode thanks to Tea Party idiocy, and possibly drag the world economy with it. Makes one wonder whether the demise of the US dollar as reserve currency will be hastened, too.
A journalist's musings and wanderings, trying to find mindfulness and depth in the shallows of social media.
