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Charles Blow: 'stained with economic elitism' (but our future doesn't have to be)
Wages for middle and lower-income workers have stagnated for decades. Now, they potentially risk their lives to remain employed. Something's got to give.
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'Tough Times Call For Tough Measures': Hostility towards immigration law is hurting the fight for elites' credibility
These are tough times indeed. Yet in these times, The New York Times doesn't think President Trump should secure the U.S. border or enforce immigration laws. Some of the Time's reasonable readers disagree.
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Best of 2019: Immigration Reads You May Have Missed
The members of NumbersUSA's Media Standards Project have compiled a year-end list of what each of them consider to be noteworthy items that were valuable contributions to the immigration debate. Some of these you may have missed; and some you will want to re-read. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!
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Philip Ruckers Create Suckers
Beltway-gossip isn't the concern to NumbersUSA, but our Media Standards Program continues to fret over the ongoing transformation of journalism from a gritty pursuit of fact-gathering to the promotion of preferred narratives. This devolution has resulted in a loss of the public trust.
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43's 44% in 2004 - Zombie Exit Polling
Now that we are entering another presidential election cycle, the unfortunate recycling of dubious narratives is also beginning anew. The latest example is the Lazarushian claim that George W. Bush received 44% of the Hispanic vote in the 2004 election.
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La La Land
Immigration policy drives virtually all U.S. population growth, and has helped ensure housing prices have been rising faster than wages for some time now. Despite GDP growth, more and more people will find themselves unable to afford to become part of the ownership class in Los Angeles – merely a continuation of a long-cementing trend.
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'Too Damn High' (population growth driving rent & housing out of reach)
America has a population growth policy. Immigration laws are responsible for between 88% and 95% of U.S. population growth. America has a housing appreciation policy. Population growth results in higher housing costs. There's nothing more fundamental than housing, and every single American has a stake in this.
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Jiminy Cricket! Pinocchios pile up for Post
The Washington Post "fact-checkers" have a new tool as their disposal: "The Bottomless Pinnochio." This is for politicians who engage in "campaigns of disinformation." Glenn Kesller described how they will be awarded, and gives a statement of President Trump's that meets the test. Kesller's explanation shows what's wrong when journalists use "fact-checking" as a way to avoid substantive, and truthful, reporting.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas' Activism
After a long weekend at EarthX in Dallas, I noticed this Tweet from frequent cable news guest and demonstrator du jour David Hogg -- student at recent mass shooting site Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School:
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The Deflation of Top-Heavy GOP Consensus
The holidays prod us to requite, reflect, and resolve. But this season finds our politics enjoined in heightened introspection as well. So, it was fitting that the American Enterprise Institute hosted an event titled “Conservatism: What now?” at their impressive new facility Tuesday.