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Highlights From The Comments On March Links
Scott Alexander reviews and responds to reader comments on various topics from his March Links post, providing additional context and clarifications.
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Bernie Sanders
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Essays on Bernie Sanders
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The Tax Bill Compared To Other Very Expensive Things
Scott Alexander compares the cost of the GOP tax bill to other expensive projects, reflecting on how society scrutinizes different types of costly proposals.
4 min read 479 words
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A Whiter Shade of Candidate
Scott Alexander debunks the idea that Trump's supporters are disproportionately white, revealing that Bernie Sanders actually has much whiter support, and uses this to challenge common narratives about race and politics.
14 min read 2,079 words
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Theses On Trump
Scott Alexander analyzes the unexpected success of political outsiders like Trump and Corbyn, attributing it to growing ideological polarization and anti-establishment sentiment.
10 min read 1,436 words
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Against Tulip Subsidies
The post criticizes unnecessary college degree requirements in various professions and proposes an alternative to Bernie Sanders' free college tuition plan.
17 min read 2,483 words