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Spain and Europe’s Crisis of Meaning
The Ceuta crisis leaves in its wake a series of follow-on crises that illuminate strategic challenges for Spain, Europe, and America alike.
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The sneaky economics of healthwashing
“Healthwashing” describes the marketing tactics food companies use to make products appear healthier than they really are, often to justify premium prices. The Planet Money piece explains this through the economic concept of asymmetric information: because buyers cannot easily verify a product’s true nutritional content, sellers have an incentive to mislead them with buzzwords, appealing…
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Daniel Caesar Adds Australia, Latin America Dates to Global Run
Daniel Caesar has expanded his Son of Spergy Tour with newly announced Australian and Latin American dates, marking both his biggest global run to date and his first-ever headline arena tour. The additions extend a run that began in Asia in May and has continued through North America, before heading to the UK and Europe…
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El-Sayed touts endorsement from pastor who praised notorious antisemite infamous for calling Jews ‘termites’
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is promoting an endorsement from Detroit pastor and radio host Horace Sheffield III, who has previously praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a figure widely condemned for antisemitic remarks including calling Jews “termites”. The article, published by Fox News, frames this alongside El-Sayed’s separate campaign appearances with left-wing…
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GOP party fissures exposed in battle for SC Senate seat to replace Graham: ‘I don’t like hearing that’
Five Republican candidates seeking to fill the South Carolina US Senate seat left vacant by the death of Lindsey Graham clashed during a debate on Monday evening, revealing splits within the state’s GOP over several high-profile national issues. While the candidates broadly agreed on core party positions, notable disagreements emerged over the war in Iran,…
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Democrats see wins in funding stopgap, but expect future spending fight
The Senate on Monday advanced a bipartisan bill to fund the government at current levels through Dec. 11 with strong support from both parties, a break from the bitter fights that dominated recent funding cycles. Democrats have opposed similar efforts in recent years, either to avoid ceding power to Republicans and President Trump or in…
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Trump snaps back to diplomacy, but Iran has other ideas
President Trump is turning back to diplomacy in the Middle East, seeking a new deal with Iran that his administration failed to secure through waves of military strikes. But the negotiations, which the president claimed would resume Monday, got off to a rocky start, with Iran denying any resumption in talks with the U.S., while…
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Concern about Max Miller quietly grows among Republicans
Republicans are getting increasingly nervous about the political fallout from the allegations of domestic abuse leveled against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) by his ex-wife Emily Moreno, whose father, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), publicly called for Miller to resign. Republican leadership aides grew more concerned about Miller’s situation after developments over the weekend and have been…
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Blanche nomination has momentum, despite a few GOP obstacles
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to the permanent post faces hurdles in the Senate even after the dramatic deal involving Republican Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.), as several other key GOP senators remain undecided over his nomination. Centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who faces a tough reelection contest in a Democratic-leaning…
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The Memo: Decision day dawns for El-Sayed, Stevens and Michigan Democrats
It’s crunch time in the fiercest and most divisive Democratic primary battle of the year. On Tuesday, Democratic voters in Michigan will decide whether progressive Abdul El-Sayed or centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will be their Senate candidate as the party tries to retain the seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters (D). The race…