“Officious Technocracy”

Some new, quick stuff on the gap between right and left.

I had an old New York Times newsletter in my “Writing Inspiration” folder (yes, I have one of those) and here it be:

The Morning: The politics of class

There’s a few good pull quotes in here, including:

As Michelle hinted at, the Democrats have become the party of officious technocracy, which makes so many things they propose sound, well, ridiculous. A classic for me was Kamala Harris’s student loan forgiveness plan from the 2020 race: You had to be a Pell Grant recipient, start a business in a disadvantaged community and keep that business going for three years. That’s no “Make America Great Again.” They should talk about big, bold and simple ways you will improve people’s lives.