In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered one of the greatest speeches in US history. Today it’s often presented in abridged form, though, and skips what seems like a long-winded introduction. If you read the intro closely, however, there’s an ingenious structure. THREAD👇🏽

Given recent debates on protest tactics, worth revisiting this survey of 5000 people in 33 countries:

Nearly half of Trump’s 2020 campaign money came from non-wealthy donors, yet GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill cuts health benefits for ~11.8 million while preserving tax breaks for the rich. Question now: Can Trump’s “plutopopulist” coalition hold? cup.org/4cfm0Az

Identity crisis resolved: plutocracy > populism. cup.org/4cfm0Az

Very interesting study

One way to understand this bill? The top 0.1% donate up to 15x more than the bottom 90%. cup.org/4cfm0Az

UC Berkeley is hiring an Assistant Professor this fall, with a preference for candidates in International Relations, American Politics, or Public Law. I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply! Link in next post.