American Vortex

American Vortex: Bitter partisan divides, a broken immigration system, vast income inequality, lack of faith in government, a turbulent presidential election whose outcome could shred democratic norms. How can America rise to its challenges?
David Brooks
Adam Gopnik
Sherrilyn Ifill
Mike Madrid
Kara Swisher
Now in its 20th year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the Aspen Institute’s signature summer public event. From June 23-June 29, 2024 more than 300 leaders and innovators gather in the Rocky Mountains to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times, spanning politics, business, science, the arts, education, and more. #AspenIdeas
For more information about the Aspen Ideas Festival, visit www.aspenideas.org.

[@te4110]

Sherrilyn is very impressive! Loved her comments and her metaphors.

[@numitumi8806]

She’s all about black grievance. I’m tuning out, sorry.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

People have a negative image of things like public transportation and public schools because of their outcomes and conditions, not because people that look like you are in them.

[@Pattern-Recognition]

A group of people that is represents perfectly the polarisation in discourse and privileged living that they bemoan others do and have. That aside: The sadest moment for me was when Sherrlyin Ifill proclaimed that democracy only started in 1954. That reveals a total lack of knowledge and education about the evolution of democracy since Greece (and before). Also, if I were to look from the other side - let's say a truckdriver from Louisiana living a traditional family model (no matter if black or white), I would be shocked - and, if anything, even more encouraged to vote for Liar-In-Chief Trump.

[@hunterseufert8066]

signed off on the 'Men get on board' comment. Just more identitarianism from that woman.

[@Markharlan95]

Yeah these people are totally qualified to opine. But, free speech is free speech.

[@ltldrmrby7973]

Why the sunglasses though?

[@khattiseitap3367]

How about you have Eric Kaufman and Peter Boghossian at next year's talk.

[@jennetal.984]

Just give Eric and Peter the nuclear codes 🚀

[@cindyshilanskis8503]

Seat belts good. Being forced by law to wear them questionable.

[@Relacks27]

Take your sunglasses off

[@user-vt8uf5gy1g]

7:21 Anne Applebaum is the furthest thing from woke? Completely discredited himself with that statement.

[@numitumi8806]

Sorry ifill, but black people today need to work positively to resolve their own grievances. Black on black crime in my community is not anything I should be asked to subsidize.

[@johnstewart7025]

Subsidize?

[@jennetal.984]

@$$pent

[@MistyBurr]

man hating swisher

[@MistyBurr]

dem wusses