These Are Not Droids You’re Looking For

“According to this new analysis, those who view Trump favorably have not been disproportionately affected by foreign trade or immigration, compared with people with unfavorable views of the Republican presidential nominee. The results suggest that his supporters, on average, do not have lower incomes than other Americans, nor are they more likely to be unemployed.” WaPo on a massive new study that debunks a widespread theory for Donald Trump’s success. (We know race and ethnicity are at the center of so many issues in American society. And yet we like to pretend they’re not at the core of Trump’s support.)

+ “Just like in the Cold War, we must define the ideological terms of our struggle and prevent the admission of those who oppose our values.” Trump outlines his plans to fight ISIS.

+ Yuval Rabin on the assassination of his father: “Politicians were quick to condemn the assassin as a lone wolf. They conveniently ignored their role in creating a poisoned environment that led someone to believe that taking a life was a justifiable political act.”

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