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5 in the Morning — 19 December 2019
5 in the Morning is a daily digest of interesting, relevant, and underreported news stories curated by Skylar Baker-Jordan.
How Harvard made Pete Buttigieg the moderate that progressives love to hate — Politico
Full disclosure: I’m voting for Pete Buttigieg. Regardless of who you are voting for in the upcoming Democratic Primary, though, this is a fascinating read both for the profile on a young Mayor Pete and because of what it tells us about what shaped a generation — my generation — which is just now beginning to take the reins of power. The 2000 election, 9/11, and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars all shaped the political ideals of Millennials, and Buttigieg is no different. While different Millennials have obviously come to different conclusions (Buttigieg a progressive, Ocasio-Cortez a socialist, Matt Gaetz a Trumpian), it’s worth considering the context in which those of us born in the 1980s came of age as we ourselves become the adults in the room.
Tennessee politician wants to replace State Capitol statue of Confederate general with Dolly Parton — Mental Floss
Another full disclosure: I signed a petition in favour of this. Republican State Representative Jeremy Faison…
