Morning Jolt: Thomas Friedman on Trump, Clintons on North Korea, Google on Diversity

Today's effort to make clicking through worth your while: a New York Times columnist surprises everyone by acknowledging Trump's campaign raised some valid concerns, the origins of that mild threat of mushroom clouds in the Pacific, and some eye-popping figures that raise serious questions about Google and corporate diversity initiatives.

Thomas Friedman: Hey, Maybe Trump Has a Point on Some Issues

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman calls on Democrats to acknowledge President Trump makes some valid points. He picks four issues:

• We can't take in every immigrant who wants to come here; we need, metaphorically speaking, a high wall that assures Americans we can control our border with a big gate that lets as many people in legally as we can effectively absorb as citizens.
• The Muslim world does have a ...

August 09 2017

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Thomas Friedman on Trump, Clintons on North Korea, Google on Diversity Jim Geraghty Today's effort to make clicking through worth your while: a New York Times columnist surprises everyone by acknowledging Trump's campaign raised some valid concerns, the origins of that mild threat of mushroom clouds in the Pacific, and some eye-popping figures that raise serious questions about Google and corporate diversity initiatives. Thomas Friedman: Hey, Maybe Trump Has a Point on Some Issues New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman calls on Democrats to acknowledge President Trump makes some valid points. He picks four issues: We can't take in every immigrant who wants to come here; we need, metaphorically speaking, a high wall that assures Americans we can control our border with a big gate that lets as many people in legally as we can effectively absorb as citizens. The Muslim world does have a ... READ MORE Merkel's Generous Refugee Policy Puts Germany at Risk Robin Simcox On July 28, one person was murdered and another five were injured by an Islamist wielding a knife at a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany. The sad tale had an all-too-familiar ring to it for many... Debt-Ceiling Fight Looms as Next Big Test for Congress Michael Tanner Debt-Ceiling Fight Looms as Next Big Test for Congress ADVERTISEMENT See a Little Light Kevin D. Williamson It is easy to despair: nuclear confrontation abroad, social and intellectual decline at home. But the calendar helps, sometimes. At the nation's leading technology company, an engineer has... It's Idiotic to Say a Congressman's Hijab Painting Violates the Separation of Church and... Katherine Timpf A conservative group is demanding that Representative J. Luis Correa (D., Calif.) remove a high-school student's painting from his office because it shows the Statue of Liberty wearing a hijab —... Report: Professor Allows Students to Choose Own Grades for 'Stress Reduction' Katherine Timpf A professor at the University of Georgia reportedly allows its students to choose their own grades as part of a "stress reduction policy." According to an article in the College Fix,... Discrimination against Men at Google Steven E. Rhoads A male engineer at Google created a storm by arguing that men and women are deeply different and that the difference helps explain why women are less likely than men to work for Google and rise... ADVERTISEMENT The Golden Pelican: A Novel Gene Helveston 'The timeliness of The Golden Pelican blurs the distinction between fiction and real-time news. Helveston paints a scary scenario with a compelling plot, likable and despicable characters, and the right amount of CIA background information to make it understandable and suspenseful.' - Edward O'Malley LEARN MORE Michelangelo's Marble Battle of the Strongmen ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.