 Views & Opinions |
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During the ObamaCare debate, Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Democrats are urging that same approach with Kamala Harris, writes opinion contributor Merrill Matthews. "Voters have to elect her to find out what she'll do. |
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Harris didn't reveal much about her policies in unveiling her economic plan last Friday, writes Matthews. "It would be more accurate to call her speech an 'economic platitude.'" "She promised she would provide more detail in the coming months, but that may mean after the election." "Many Democrats would prefer she stick with her detail-free campaign. " Matthews thinks there are three possible reasons why Harris is sticking to a "light on the details" campaign – including to attract "low-information voters." "For years we've heard Biden, Harris and the Democratic Party whine about the growing threats to democracy. Well, one of the biggest threats to democracy is low-information voters," he writes. "Now we learn that that's exactly what Democrats want and need." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, August 20. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Brahma Chellaney, author and geostrategist |
Many media accounts have credited the toppling of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government almost entirely to a student-led uprising. Unmentioned are either the army's role in the overthrow, including packing the "Iron Lady" off to India, or the military's return as the final arbiter in Bangladeshi national politics. |
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By Roger House, professor emeritus of American Studies at Emerson College |
What is most important is not whether Harris proclaims a Black identity or Trump questions it. What is important is whether she will use the powers of the office to benefit the core needs of the community and show a genuine concern for working-class Black men. To defeat Trumpism, and to govern effectively, she will need to include them all and more. |
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By James D. Zirin, former federal prosecutor |
It's hard to strike the right balance between protecting freedom of speech and controlling harmful speech. Undeniably, however, just as there is a right of freedom of speech, there is a right for online publishers to moderate content. |
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By Paul Bledsoe, former congressional staffer |
In the UK, especially in the aftermath of the Brexit debacle, the British Conservative establishment made it clear that Nigel Farage and his extremist allies were not welcome in the Conservative Party, despite concerns that his Reform party would harm their 2024 election prospects. It is not clear the same can be said in America. |
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