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Kamala Harris could do this all day
A few reactions to last night's debate
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How do you solve a problem like Claremont?
Some further notes for my professional association.
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What is the Claremont Institute doing back at APSA?
Institutional cowardice is not a good way to run a professional association.
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Dave Karpf
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August 2024

July 2024

Why 'You're Being Weird' Works So Well
The Republican Party stopped trying to appeal to normies a long time ago.
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Why the "Open Convention" proposal only appeals to Op-Ed columnists.
Political campaigns are supposed to tell a coherent story. Nominee-by-acclamation is Good, Actually.
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A Campaign Reset
Thank you, Mr. President.
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Dave Karpf
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What The Campaign Is For
Biden is the candidate. The stakes are existential. The whole point of a campaign is that poll numbers in July are not immutable destiny.
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Bullet Points: Ideological Axe-Grinding
Liner notes on a couple recent book reviews
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A Supreme Court Decision with a Body Count
The Supreme Court majority are extremist, partisan ideologues. They are not subtle about it.
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Dave Karpf
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June 2024

Debate notes
It was a bad night. But at least its over. ...Right?
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Dave Karpf
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What's in a name? "AI" versus "Machine Learning"
Are large language models a new *general purpose technology,* or an incremental advancement on existing technologies?
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