For a compelling example of the fecklessnes of government, one needs look no farther than the Great TikTok Debate as discussed by Julia Agwin in todays NYTimes:
It is truly stunning that lawmakers feel comfortable pushing a TikTok ban during a high-stakes election year. After all, one-third of U.S. adults say they use the site, and one-third of U.S. adults under 30 say they regularly get their news on TikTok. Even President Biden, despite saying he would sign the ban into law if it made it to his desk, just started a TikTok channel for his re-election campaign.
[Emphasis mine.]
Meanwhile Charles Schumer, majority leader of the U.S. Senate, delivers what the Times calls a pointed speech declaring…
"Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel.”
Which is exactly what the current resident of the White House…
…there. See what you did? Got me started on the Middle East.
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