What Josh Barro thinks about America
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Josh Barro has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingThe identity politics of Woke 1 alienated the ordinary Americans the left once championed.
Their wordsBy demanding the purification of the individual and branding broad swathes of the public as oppressor classes, 'Woke 1' besmirched the average Americans who Democrats once championed.
↗Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Wayjoshbarro.com 1st of 3 in this piece
- 7 weeks earlier
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Their wordselevators are the rare part of the economy where Europeans have embraced market dynamism while Americans choose overregulation and labor market rigidity.
↗Europe Needs Air Conditioningjoshbarro.com 3rd of 3 in this piece