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jilihot asia login app Jonah Goldberg Among elites across the ideological spectrum, there's one point of unifying agreement: Americans are bitterly divided. What if that's wrong? What if elites are the ones who are bitterly divided while most Americans are fairly unified? History rarely lines up perfectly with the calendar (the "sixties" didn't really start until the decade was almost over). But politically, the 21st century neatly began in 2000, when the election ended in a tie and the color coding of electoral maps became enshrined as a kind of permanent tribal color war of "red vs. blue." Elite understanding of politics has been stuck in this framework ever since. Politicians and voters have leaned into this alleged political reality, making it seem all the more real in the process. I loathe the phrase "perception is reality," but in politics it has the reifying power of self-fulfilling prophecy. Like rival noble families in medieval Europe, elites have been vying for power and dominance on the arrogant assumption that their subjects share their concern for who rules rather than what the rulers can deliver. Political cartoonists from across country draw up something special for the holiday In 2018, the group More in Common published a massive report on the "hidden tribes" of American politics. The wealthiest and whitest groups were "devoted conservatives" (6%) and "progressive activists" (8%). These tribes dominate the media, the parties and higher education, and they dictate the competing narratives of red vs. blue, particularly on cable news and social media. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of Americans resided in, or were adjacent to, the "exhausted majority." These people, however, "have no narrative," as David Brooks wrote at the time. "They have no coherent philosophic worldview to organize their thinking and compel action." Lacking a narrative might seem like a very postmodern problem, but in a postmodern elite culture, postmodern problems are real problems. It's worth noting that red vs. blue America didn't emerge ex nihilo. The 1990s were a time when the economy and government seemed to be working, at home and abroad. As a result, elites leaned into the narcissism of small differences to gain political and cultural advantage. They remain obsessed with competing, often apocalyptic, narratives. That leaves out most Americans. The gladiatorial combatants of cable news, editorial pages and academia, and their superfan spectators, can afford these fights. Members of the exhausted majority are more interested in mere competence. I think that's the hidden unity elites are missing. This is why we keep throwing incumbent parties out of power: They get elected promising competence but get derailed -- or seduced -- by fan service to, or trolling of, the elites who dominate the national conversation. There's a difference between competence and expertise. One of the most profound political changes in recent years has been the separation of notions of credentialed expertise from real-world competence. This isn't a new theme in American life, but the pandemic and the lurch toward identity politics amplified distrust of experts in unprecedented ways. This is a particular problem for the left because it is far more invested in credentialism than the right. Indeed, some progressives are suddenly realizing they invested too much in the authority of experts and too little in the ability of experts to provide what people want from government, such as affordable housing, decent education and low crime. The New York Times' Ezra Klein says he's tired of defending the authority of government institutions. Rather, "I want them to work." One of the reasons progressives find Trump so offensive is his absolute inability to speak the language of expertise -- which is full of coded elite shibboleths. But Trump veritably shouts the language of competence. I don't mean he is actually competent at governing. But he is effectively blunt about calling leaders, experts and elites -- of both parties -- stupid, ineffective, weak and incompetent. He lost in 2020 because voters didn't believe he was actually good at governing. He won in 2024 because the exhausted majority concluded the Biden administration was bad at it. Nostalgia for the low-inflation pre-pandemic economy was enough to convince voters that Trumpian drama is the tolerable price to pay for a good economy. About 3 out of 4 Americans who experienced "severe hardship" because of inflation voted for Trump. The genius of Trump's most effective ad -- "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you" -- was that it was simultaneously culture-war red meat and an argument that Harris was more concerned about boutique elite concerns than everyday ones. If Trump can actually deliver competent government, he could make the Republican Party the majority party for a generation. For myriad reasons, that's an if so big it's visible from space. But the opportunity is there -- and has been there all along. Goldberg is editor-in-chief of The Dispatch: thedispatch.com . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!

Genesis Bryant scores 27 and No. 19 Illinois women beat UMES 75-55 in Music City ClassicIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday recommended his Cabinet approve a US-brokered ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, signaling potential relief after 14 months of conflict tied to the ongoing Gaza war. Despite growing optimism, intense clashes continued in Lebanon, raising uncertainty over the deal's immediate implementation. Ceasefire details and objectives The proposed agreement outlines a two-month halt in hostilities, requiring Hezbollah to withdraw forces north of Lebanon’s Litani River while Israel returns its troops to the border. Thousands of Lebanese soldiers and UN peacekeepers would oversee enforcement, monitored by a US-led international panel. However, disputes over enforcement mechanisms, particularly Israel’s insistence on responding to violations, pose challenges to finalizing the deal. Netanyahu argued the ceasefire would weaken Hezbollah’s influence, isolate Hamas in Gaza, and shift Israel's focus to Iran. "If Hezbollah breaks the agreement, we will attack with might," he warned in a televised address. Escalation in final hours Hours before the Cabinet meeting, Israel intensified airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting areas with reported Hezbollah activity. Lebanese officials reported 23 deaths, including civilians, in strikes across Beirut, Tyre, and Baalbek. Israeli warnings prompted mass evacuations in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut. Hezbollah responded with rocket barrages into northern Israel, triggering air raid alerts. The Israeli military said ground forces clashed with Hezbollah near the Litani River, claiming to have destroyed key rocket launchers. Regional and political implications The ceasefire could de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, whose support for Hamas has fueled fears of wider regional conflict. However, critics, including Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, oppose the deal, calling it a "missed opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah." While the proposal offers a path to ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, its impact on the Gaza war remains uncertain. White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby cautioned, “Nothing is done until everything is done.” If implemented, the deal marks a significant step toward regional stability but leaves critical questions about its enforcement and durability unanswered.

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Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin offered up an unusual defense for Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth amid claims he has a drinking problem , arguing there’s “a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington.” This week, NBC News reported that Hegseth’s drinking habits worried a number of his former colleagues at Fox News , who claimed that he often smelled of alcohol before going on air. Hegseth would complain about being hungover and acted like “the rules didn’t apply to him,” according to ten current and former Fox News employees who spoke to the outlet. Hegseth left Fox News after President-elect Trump selected him to lead the Department of Defense. Mullin, in conversation with CNN ’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, defended Hegseth against these claims. Tapper played the Oklahoma senator two clips. The first showed Hegseth on a recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show claiming he “never had a drinking problem,” and the second featured Hegseth on The Will Cain Show describing how he would want a drink at 10 a.m. and “self-medicate” using alcohol after returning from serving in Iraq. Mullin went on to claim Hegseth never said he had a drinking problem in the second clip. “Jake, that wasn’t him saying he had an alcohol problem,” Mullin said. “That was him being honest. Unfortunately, a lot of our combat vets have come back and face the same thing.” “They’ve had a lot of experience that the regular population doesn’t,” he continued. “They have these memories, these thoughts, these sounds, the smells that are still coming back to them and they turn to drinking with their buddies. That doesn’t mean that they had a drinking problem.” Tapper responded by noting that needing an alcoholic drink at 10 a.m. is “a drinking problem.” “Well, then there’s a lot of politicians that have a drinking problem,” Mullin shot back. “There’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.” “There’s a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington, D.C. on a regular basis, and I wouldn’t say that people are alcoholics or they have a drinking problem because of that,” he added. Many of Hegseth’s former colleagues at Fox News have also defended him from these claims . Fox & Friends Weekend host Will Cain called the claims “100 percent bulls***” and “horses***.” Rachel Campos-Duffy, who co-hosted the morning show with Cain and Hegseth until Hegseth’s recent departure, agreed with Cain and said NBC didn’t reach out to her for their report. “The losers at NBC News never reached out to me either. Will Cain is right – your story IS horse****. You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?” Campos-Duffy posted on X. “Worth repeating, NBC News used ‘anonymous’ sources & unconfirmed stories to smear Pete Hegseth as a drunk on the job & never once asked his FOX & Friends coworkers who sit right next to him???” A Trump campaign spokesperson also said that claims Hegseth has a drinking problem are untrue. “These disgusting allegations are completely unfounded and false, and anyone peddling these defamatory lies to score political cheap shots is sickening,” the spokesperson told NBC News. “As a decorated combat veteran, Pete has never done anything to jeopardize that, and he is treating his nomination as the most important deployment of his life.” Hegseth is also facing sexual assault allegations by a woman who alleges he trapped her in a hotel room in 2017. The veteran reached a financial settlement with the woman after authorities didn’t charge him. Hegseth has denied all wrongdoing, claiming the encounter was consensual.