Mike's Blog Round Up
August 8, 2021

Claytoonz: Trump’s “shadow cabinet” is a Rorschach Test for the media.

Mahablog: Meet Chris Cillizza, conventional wisdom regurgitator.

Just Above Sunset: The history of Tucker Carlson’s conversion on the road to Budapest.

EPI Blog: The U.S. economy is recovering five times faster than it did after the Great Recession.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"The current recovery is the only one that has seen public-sector losses over its first 31 months." (Josh Bivens, Economics Policy Institute, April 5, 2012)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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