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From the Washington Post:
Why the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is No Such Thing
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that, over the next two years, the Inflation Reduction Act is likely to change the inflation rate by less than one tenth of one percent — but it isn’t sure whether the change would be up or down.
—Steven Pearlstein
From the Washington Post:
The Virginia GOP Is Eroding Democrats’ Hold on Latino Voters
Where the loyalties of the fastest-growing segment of any population group in America go and how long they stay there are impossible to predict. But candidates and parties that do not ardently engage Latino communities do so at their considerable peril.
—Mark J. Rozell
From the Hill:
What’s Liz Cheney Thinking About 2024?
She could run for president as an independent, split the Republican vote in key swing states and throw the election to the Democrat.
—Bill Schneider
From the National Interest:
The Russo-Ukrainian War of Attrition: How Will It End?
Wars, however, do not necessarily end with one side militarily defeating the other.
—Mark N. Katz
From American City and County:
Taking on the Heat with Tech: Cities Create Chief Heat Officers
Climate change has become a growing threat and technology in all sectors will need to step up and play a greater role in both mitigation and strategic planning. Here are just a few examples.
—Alan Shark
From International Business Times:
Climate Lawsuits Help U.S. Adversaries
Unfortunately, a group of American state and local governments impedes that effort. They are engaging in a litigation crusade to hold the fossil fuels industry responsible for climate change.
—Richard Kauzlarich
From Homeland Security Today:
ISIS and al-Qaeda on the Move in Africa, Intent on Spreading Their Influence and Jihadist Ideology
Al-Qaeda’s near-enemy strategy (i.e., the targeting of local regimes) and far-enemy strategy (i.e., the targeting of countries in the Western world), which it adopted after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, prioritize fighting against local governments that oppose jihadist ideologies.
—Mahmut Cengiz
From the Washington Post:
Youngkin’s Overture in Petersburg Is a Masterstroke
What he’s doing is akin to what he did a year ago when he campaigned on local issues with deep resonance in the state’s Democratic-voting regions in cities and suburbs as well as conservative rural areas: public safety and public education.
—Mark J. Rozell
From La Opinión:
Narcoterroism: An Anti-Mexican Theme
Those who imprecisely and dishonestly use the internationally accepted definitions of terrorism and apply them to the concept of "el narco" or "organized crime" without any rigor, do enormous damage to Mexico and Mexicans, since they would be supporting an eventual armed intervention in this country with all the consequences that this entails.
—Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
From Taiwan Insight:
The main conclusion of the episode is that it was crucial that Speaker Pelosi stood her ground and pushed through her plans for a visit to Taiwan. It is a win for democracy and a major milestone in Taiwan’s relations with the rest of the world.
—Gerrit van der Wees
From the Hill:
The Gathering Political Storm in America
Differences based on religion, race, and education are not simply differences of interest, like business versus labor. They are differences of values and identity. Differences of interest can be negotiated and compromised. Differences of values and identity cannot.
—Bill Schneider
From the Washington Post:
Could a Prime-Time Turn Boost Elaine Luria This Fall?
Luria was calm and methodical, acquitting herself well before nearly 18 million Americans who viewed the panel’s second prime-time hearing. What she presented was memorable and chilling.
—Mark J. Rozell
From the Washington Examiner:
Yes, Conservatives Are Environmentalists
While Democrats are falling behind in their quest to fight climate change, Republicans are just getting started in their new era of introducing extraordinary energy solutions that will strengthen our country for generations to come.
—Sophomore Jorge Velasco
From Cyber Security Intelligence:
We need to develop more classes that bridge that Middle Management gap—creating understanding of cyber needs and structure in both a policy way and a tech way.
—Ronald Marks
From the Diplomat:
There is No ‘New Normal’ in the Taiwan Strait—Yet
With all of this in mind, can the visit by Pelosi be labeled “provocative” or “unwise,” as described in a number of U.S. publications? The answer is negative.
—Gerrit van der Wees
From the Hill:
Trump’s Document Dump: An Intelligence Community Debacle?
The Trump document fiasco points to one of the greatest intelligence failures since the Cold War. We need a presidential commission to review the circumstances and propose laws to prevent a recurrence. This ensures future good will come from this debacle.
—Mark J. Rozell and Paul Goldman