Scott Alexander (Astral Codex Ten)

And another article, Democrats could build a message around competence if we didn't have DEI stink on us.

Link in post.

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Related.

Kelsey's mini-festo for a centrist-slash-moderate Democratic Party, and her response to people who say it's too conservative.

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This is all fun to think about, but very early polling for the 2028 Democratic primary suggests that by far the number one candidate is... Kamala Harris at 37%, beating Mayor Pete, Gavin and AOC with 11%, 9% and 7% respectively.

I know you're not supposed to take early polls like this seriously in terms of who will actually win, but can you take them seriously as a guide to whether people have learned any lessons or no longer love losing?

Maybe this is all just name recognition.

Also, significant chance, Lincoln Post, that Harris runs for and wins the California governorship in 2026.

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Related.

Psychology is doubling down on wokeness.

And Steven Pinker resigned from the American Psychological Association, accusing them of anti-Semitism.

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Congrats to Richard Hanania, whose policy prescriptions from The Origins of Woke got adopted wholesale by the new administration, probably causally.

And thanks to Abhishek Saha for reminding me that my review ended with, quote, Read this in order to feel like you were ahead of the curve if Executive Order No.

11246 gets repealed on January 24, 2025.

Executive Order No.

11246 was repealed on January 21.