Political centrism: Smug, weak and misguided
The political center isn't always where you want to end up. Pundits filling print or online op-ed pages or pontificating on cable news think they’re pretty smart because, unlike elected officials, they have the wisdom to see and urge on us the middle way: compromise and all our problems are solved. Until 1980 or so, that was a workable way to look at governing.
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Three Ideas for Revitalizing Seattle’s Downtown
Re-Universitizing the Metropolitan Tract would be attractive for people living and getting to downtown, and many universities such as Portland State or Arizona State realize the advantages of locating downtown for extension classes, UW Medicine, cultural offerings, faculty housing, and industry incubators.
