Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Matthew Yglesias said
physics Fundamental physics: unification, relativity and quantum mechanics, and whether string theory is still the candidate.
politics How people actually hold political views: tribes, partisanship, and whether anybody reasons their way in.
The phenomenon of “midterm backlash” is something we’re accustomed to, but while it now operates more or less as a law of the political system, it’s not an actual law of physics — whether any given backlash emerges is somewhat contingent and actually drives much of the drama of American politics.
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Do you hold this korrent?Do you also believe this?
I hold this tooShared subject first, then similar wording. They may agree or disagree.