To explain — at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute yesterday — the trouble with Donald Trump’s approach to international relations, Minneapolis native and former Obama State Department official and Hillary Clinton campaign adviser Jake Sullivan brought up a famous psych experiment involving children and marshmallows. In what is known as the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, a child would be told that if he could wait for a few minutes, alone in a room with a marshmallow, without eating it, he would be given a second marshmallow and could eat them both whenever he liked. Researchers followed the children for years afterward and found that those who were more able to defer gratification had more successful lives, as measured by SAT scores, educational attainment, body mass index and other measures. That conclusion, according to the Wikipedia article on the experiments, has been disputed, although I do believe that patience and … [Read more...] about Former Clinton advisor Jake Sullivan on what Trump doesn’t understand about alliances
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Trump says he’s thinking about indexing capital gains to inflation
John Micklethwait, Margaret Talev and Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg 2:46 pm PDT, Thursday, August 30, 2018 (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 9, 2017, US President Donald Trump speaks alongside US Attorney General Jeff Sessions after Sessions was sworn in as Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - Trump tore into Sessions again on August 24, 2018, mocking him viciously a day after Sessions took the rare step of fighting back against criticism from the president. In a burst of early morning tweets, Trump quoted from a statement Sessions issued August 23, in what was seen as a veiled jab at Trump. "'Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.' Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the 'other side,' Trump wrote. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images less (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 9, 2017, US President Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Trump says he’s thinking about indexing capital gains to inflation
Analysis: Trump just made 2 problematic admissions about the Trump Tower meeting
Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Published 8:24 am PDT, Sunday, August 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Analysis: Trump just made 2 problematic admissions about the Trump Tower meeting
Ex-UAW official pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in corruption scandal
Frank Witsil Detroit Free Press Published 8:57 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Nancy Johnson, the onetime senior official in the UAW Chrysler Department, pleaded guilty Monday in a wide-ranging corruption scandal involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. As part of the agreement, the 57-year-old acknolwedged before U.S. District Judge Paul Borman in Detroit that she violated labor laws, and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution's case against other union and FCA officials. "I didn't have a right," she said in court, referring to her use of credit cards for personal items. The governement said Johnson spent thousands of dollars meant for autoworker training on personal items, including first-class airline tickets, expensive luggage, $1,160 Christian Louboutin shoes, $4,587 at LG's Prime Steak House and $6,900 at Renaissance Resort & Spa. Her actions, the prosecution has alleged, were part of a wider corruption conspiracy among UAW and FCA that involves bribes for … [Read more...] about Ex-UAW official pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in corruption scandal
Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller
Robert Costa and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post Published 2:24 pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: … [Read more...] about Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller