Morning Jolt: The Government Isn’t a Magic Wand

On the menu today: Kamala Harris pledges she and Joe Biden will "build that beloved community," a bit of yearning for a government that works, and Donald Trump says everything about QAnon except a denial of the conspiracy theory.

Liberal Policies Return to Center Stage for the Democrats

Wednesday night, the Democratic National Convention served up a lot more of the usual red meat for the party's base that would take center stage if the country wasn't enduring a pandemic and a steep economic drop — progressive rhetoric on climate change, gun control, and immigration.

For this reason, and a few others, the convention felt really plodding by the third night. On the first night, we at least had the curiosity of how convention organizers would work around the considerable restrictions and complications of the pandemic. The second night we could watch to see if they adjusted anything based upon how the first night went — and Tuesday night at least focused on the human-interest aspect of Joe Biden's story, with Jill Biden telling stories of how she met her husband. Biden's choice to be officially nominated by the New York Times building security guard, ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 20 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 20 2020 The Government Isn't a Magic Wand On the menu today: Kamala Harris pledges she and Joe Biden will "build that beloved community," a bit of yearning for a government that works, and Donald Trump says everything about QAnon except a denial of the conspiracy theory. Liberal Policies Return to Center Stage for the Democrats Wednesday night, the Democratic National Convention served up a lot more of the usual red meat for the party's base that would take center stage if the country wasn't enduring a pandemic and a steep economic drop — progressive rhetoric on climate change, gun control, and immigration. For this reason, and a few others, the convention felt really plodding by the third night. On the first night, we at least had the curiosity of how convention organizers would work around the considerable restrictions and complications of the pandemic. The second night we could watch to see if they adjusted anything based upon how the first night went — and Tuesday night at least focused on the human-interest aspect of Joe Biden's story, with Jill Biden telling stories of how she met her husband. Biden's choice to be officially nominated by the New York Times building security guard, ...   READ MORE

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