Henry Porter
@henryporter.bsky.social
Wrecking lot proprietor. 🌋
W was opposed to creation of DHS. Dems/public drove the issue.
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
W was opposed to creation of DHS. Dems/public drove the issue.
I mean you can reason that way about literally everything 2021-24 but some was good and some was bad.
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I mean you can reason that way about literally everything 2021-24 but some was good and some was bad.
Nah. That was actually pretty important that they *did* do that. You don’t preserve democracy by advertising you violated the rules of democracy.
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Nah. That was actually pretty important that they *did* do that. You don’t preserve democracy by advertising you violated the rules of democracy.
I missed that. Thank you!
October 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I missed that. Thank you!
Whatever happens, never ask the question “What if the issue driving education polarization is education, specifically the way we organize education after high school?”
August 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Whatever happens, never ask the question “What if the issue driving education polarization is education, specifically the way we organize education after high school?”
Is that the real scandal?
August 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Is that the real scandal?
The story is certainly more complex. Having newspapers aligned with the parties that served their readers mattered tremendously in the lead up, see Hearst’s platform in running for governor. But universal public education seems to be a baseline ingredient for big positive sum politics.
August 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The story is certainly more complex. Having newspapers aligned with the parties that served their readers mattered tremendously in the lead up, see Hearst’s platform in running for governor. But universal public education seems to be a baseline ingredient for big positive sum politics.
The New Deal coalition was possible with an all white electorate and universal public education sufficient to be a prosperous good citizen. Universities are a successful treatment for racism and training after high school is now needed by all but they failed to keep up with these needs.
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The New Deal coalition was possible with an all white electorate and universal public education sufficient to be a prosperous good citizen. Universities are a successful treatment for racism and training after high school is now needed by all but they failed to keep up with these needs.
The op-ed page wasn’t invented until the 1970s. People like Will Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mike Royko had columns in the news section.
August 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The op-ed page wasn’t invented until the 1970s. People like Will Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mike Royko had columns in the news section.
We need serious local news outlets, doing original reporting, subsidized by and aligned with the Democratic Party. Hyperlocal with lots of youth sports and WeRateDogs-type content.
August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We need serious local news outlets, doing original reporting, subsidized by and aligned with the Democratic Party. Hyperlocal with lots of youth sports and WeRateDogs-type content.