Joel Kotkin for the Spectator on whether Donald Trump regrets
dispatching Jared and Ivanka Kushner to the Bay Area to sue for peace
with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg: <URL:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-end-of-the-silicon-valley-dream/> | Oddly, as the Valley has become more feudal - its reliance on
| 'indentured' H-1B visa holders repeats a very old arrangement - its
| political culture has become more uniformly progressive. Back in its
| heyday, the Valley's disproportionate number of eccentric and
| oddball engineers and tech visionaries belied a pragmatic political
| culture. It was a place where middle-of-the-road pragmatists in
| either party would be heard. In the Eighties and Nineties, Silicon
| Valley, like many industries, placed its bets on both political
| parties. Moderate Republicans, such as Pete McCloskey, Ed Zschau and
| Tom Campbell, and pro-business Democrats, such as Bill Clinton, all
| did well there.
Will Trump offer Michael Anton a position in WhiteHouse.GOV?
John
groenveld@acm.org
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Desantis rebuilt the Pine Island bridge less than a week after
Hurricane Ian hit. Some people prefer living in a fantasy. It's
usually because they don't have skin in the game.
https://t.co/wIfoR0wk4R" - Pedro Gonzalez <URL:
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