Just wanted to say that even without these clarifications, the episode was so helpful, so enjoyable that I listened twice!
I’ve done this with many of the full Stacks as well, which, incidentally, I think are more fairly compared to a generous pot of soup than to the bouillon you mentioned. That said, I love the new format too, and I look forward to following whatever further experiments you undertake.
This is one of the great aspects of this media. Perhaps we can call it: All Things Reconsidered. Thank you for clarifying and connecting aspects of the news feed that speed by without making full impact. Your notes help explain why it feels like our world is fraying about the edges.
All of the above!!! We are living through a scary time!! We Americans are used to stability and grown ups! …stability is at risk and the grown ups are absent in our govt right now!
“Stack the Week” (“The Daily-ish Stack”?) is always very helpful; there’s clear explanation and the occasional bit of dry humour to aid in digestion of the harshest bits.
As a Canadian, I don’t know the ins and outs of the US governmental system, and especially appreciate the way you present an issue and then follow-up with the relevant government/constitutional “here’s why.”
If you ever write up something explaining primaries and caucuses, just for spits and giggles, I am *so* there. (It’s been explained to me twice now, by two different people, and I just don’t get it. Schoolhouse Rock didn’t cover it, either.)
Re: the disruption of norms, rules and processes theme, I keep thinking if the past is no longer prelude, this is either a transition period to some new setup, or it is the new order.
It's pretty clear that the old order was in need of adjustment 80 years on from WW II. Some economies had risen, some had fallen relative to others. New political unions were established, and old ones dissolved (e. g., Common Market, Soviet Union) into new forms. The international operating systems were not overhauled to optimize the system's interrelationships, variables were merely tweaked.
Will this era of unpredictability and its fallout be a springboard to a more fair set of rules to govern the relationships among the players? Will leaders rise to meet the challenges as they redesign the rules? Will citizens elect leadership who have the will and skill to tackle the tough issues?
I imagine most of your loyal readers know exactly who Farage is, ie a Trump wannabe who cozied up to MAGAts over here and played a huge part in the Brexit mess. I can't believe he hasn't been banished from the political arena in the UK but the right wing push worldwide seems to be persistent.
All of the rot we are seeing is exemplified in one man…but it is concerning to me that somehow that man got/has the support he clearly does.
Do people truly think what is going g on in the US now is better than the “rules-based” systems that are and have been replaced? I am so worried where we are headed.
This "clarification" segment is exactly why I value your posts. I can (and do) get all of the news I can stand, much of it from your weekly-now-daily stacks, and am smarter for it. But, man, it's your analysis and connections that I really value. This experiment, as you call it, is improving every week.
When I was reading yesterday's section about the NY office building issues as it is attempting to be repurposed as apartments- I thought of the creaks, groans and cracks of the building structure as parts of it were bending and breaking from the added weight and structural stress...It gives me an image of the American people who are saying 'enough already with all the changes'. Thank you John for helping remind us of how the dots are all connected!
Just wanted to say that even without these clarifications, the episode was so helpful, so enjoyable that I listened twice!
I’ve done this with many of the full Stacks as well, which, incidentally, I think are more fairly compared to a generous pot of soup than to the bouillon you mentioned. That said, I love the new format too, and I look forward to following whatever further experiments you undertake.
Thank you for doing this!
I truly appreciate your added notes, helping us see connections in a larger theme. Stellar work!
This is one of the great aspects of this media. Perhaps we can call it: All Things Reconsidered. Thank you for clarifying and connecting aspects of the news feed that speed by without making full impact. Your notes help explain why it feels like our world is fraying about the edges.
All of the above!!! We are living through a scary time!! We Americans are used to stability and grown ups! …stability is at risk and the grown ups are absent in our govt right now!
Well framed. This is a great summary of how off the rails we have become. Sometimes the pith is in the afterburn.
“Stack the Week” (“The Daily-ish Stack”?) is always very helpful; there’s clear explanation and the occasional bit of dry humour to aid in digestion of the harshest bits.
As a Canadian, I don’t know the ins and outs of the US governmental system, and especially appreciate the way you present an issue and then follow-up with the relevant government/constitutional “here’s why.”
If you ever write up something explaining primaries and caucuses, just for spits and giggles, I am *so* there. (It’s been explained to me twice now, by two different people, and I just don’t get it. Schoolhouse Rock didn’t cover it, either.)
Our own politicians also seem ignorant of the "ins and outs".
I really appreciate your explanations of the “connective tissue “ of all the issues. It makes it make more sense.
“the Hardest Job in the World” sets for me anything you write on government… so I wasn’t lost yesterday. This helps with current specifics though
Re: the disruption of norms, rules and processes theme, I keep thinking if the past is no longer prelude, this is either a transition period to some new setup, or it is the new order.
It's pretty clear that the old order was in need of adjustment 80 years on from WW II. Some economies had risen, some had fallen relative to others. New political unions were established, and old ones dissolved (e. g., Common Market, Soviet Union) into new forms. The international operating systems were not overhauled to optimize the system's interrelationships, variables were merely tweaked.
Will this era of unpredictability and its fallout be a springboard to a more fair set of rules to govern the relationships among the players? Will leaders rise to meet the challenges as they redesign the rules? Will citizens elect leadership who have the will and skill to tackle the tough issues?
*snort* You just can't help yourself. That's why we love and appreciate you.
I imagine most of your loyal readers know exactly who Farage is, ie a Trump wannabe who cozied up to MAGAts over here and played a huge part in the Brexit mess. I can't believe he hasn't been banished from the political arena in the UK but the right wing push worldwide seems to be persistent.
All of the rot we are seeing is exemplified in one man…but it is concerning to me that somehow that man got/has the support he clearly does.
Do people truly think what is going g on in the US now is better than the “rules-based” systems that are and have been replaced? I am so worried where we are headed.
Professor,
This "clarification" segment is exactly why I value your posts. I can (and do) get all of the news I can stand, much of it from your weekly-now-daily stacks, and am smarter for it. But, man, it's your analysis and connections that I really value. This experiment, as you call it, is improving every week.
May I have more, please?
Cordially,
DRD
When I was reading yesterday's section about the NY office building issues as it is attempting to be repurposed as apartments- I thought of the creaks, groans and cracks of the building structure as parts of it were bending and breaking from the added weight and structural stress...It gives me an image of the American people who are saying 'enough already with all the changes'. Thank you John for helping remind us of how the dots are all connected!