JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin
🔗 Dana on Carter: “His entire political life lasted just 14 years.” Talk about how you get defined! "Carter didn’t enter politics until he was 42, running for State Senate. While Governor in 1973 he appeared on the game show “What’s My Life,” saying he was running for President. While... john.philpin.com
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artkavanagh
artkavanagh

@JohnPhilpin Noah Smith reposted something he originally wrote in 2021: Much of what you've heard about Carter and Reagan is wrong.

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@artkavanagh Thankyou ... 'Readwised' - not a verb ... YET.

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devilgate
devilgate

@artkavanagh @JohnPhilpin Well strangely that article makes my opinion of Carter lower. I always thought he was one of the better US presidents of my lifetime. But extreme deregulation and arming what-would-become-the-Taliban are not great looks. IMHO.

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