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mystery-ak:
The Debate Mismatch

Ross Douthat SEPT. 24, 2016

PUNDITRY, like most human occupations, depends on pattern recognition. Certain things happen regularly; other things rarely; others never. Probabilities emerge, assumptions are formed, scenarios are considered and ruled out.

And then a trauma happens, a black swan splashes down, and you lose all faith in everything you’ve learned.

This has been quite a year for traumas. Pope Francis keeps busting up Catholic punditry. Brexit busted up British punditry. And Donald Trump’s ascent has left almost everyone who writes about American politics in a state of post-traumatic shock.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/opinion/sunday/the-debate-mismatch.html?ref=opinion

Weird Tolkienish Figure:
Excellent article. This should be a hoot to watch.

unknown:
BEST ELECTION YEAR - EVER!

I gotta find a meme for that.

sinkspur:
Hillary should easily expose Trump as the ignoramus he is.

The problem is, what if the idiot voters want ignorant this time around?

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