Author: Daniel snow
Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation. Source link
We are going to have to find some pathway forward to de-escalation. My view is: We are seeing the way this whole thing can break — the whole experiment can break. We’re getting too close to genuine violence in the streets for my liking. But I think it’s going to be very, very, very hard without trying to figure out some way to say: OK, we have these political parties competing. We have to create spaces where people feel represented even when they are out of power. And I think the problem with saying: Well, it’ll just be that Florida…
Tim Robertson, CEO for DHL Global Forwarding, tells CNBC this is the most atypical peak shipping season he has ever seen.Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants close to celebrate October’s Golden Week in China. But comparing the holiday freight pulled in this year versus last year, Robertson has witnessed the same freight slowdown noted by many others in the shipping industry. “Gold Week is a time that marks we are not that far out from Black Friday,” he said. “Volumes into the United States are incredibly soft. This is very different…
The Unexpected Upside of Phone Bans in Schools Source link
UBS maintains bearish dollar view into FOMC Source link
South Korean won expected to strengthen to 1,340 by year-end: BofA Source link
A political scientist explains why doing nothing right now is probably the best strategy for congressional Democrats. Source link
As a college leader, I know better than most that we must encourage controversial speakers, not silence them. Source link
The president’s voters wanted to have it both ways. Reality said no. Source link
Start with a constitutional convention. Source link