Jake Auchincloss Quotes

Jake Auchincloss

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 29, 1988

On patrol through Taliban villages, the falsehoods and the jingoism that beat the drums of war back home were quickly made hollow, and all that was left was roadside bombs, scared villagers and demoralized young Marines.

Jake Auchincloss

Afghanistan was not the 'Good War' - it's just that it wasn't quite as bad as Iraq. War with Iran would be worse than either.

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The replacement for the AUMF should be far more restrictive of executive war-making.

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We must demilitarize the police. To do this, we must shift the paradigm of public safety, at home and abroad.

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After September 11th, government at all levels - federal, state, local - increasingly flipped the idea of policing on its head. State and local police were given more military and intelligence capabilities, while troops overseas were tasked with policing foreign soil.

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Marines are expeditionary - we are meant to take on unfamiliar missions. But we are not police.

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Teams of smart people are not necessarily smart teams.

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It's human nature to problem-solve early and often - especially with the kinds of smart and creative people who collaborate around new ventures - so start the process by encouraging each member of the team to write down (but not share) their assumptions about what the solution might look like.

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Independent contractors don't have the same institutional support that salaried employees do - legal, benefits, insurance, etc.

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Like so much else in Washington, inflation has become a political football. That's unnecessary.

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Inflation, like infrastructure, should be a bipartisan issue.

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Republicans can't wring their hands about inflation while continuing to support anti-vaxxers.

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A major element in American energy policy is infrastructure.

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Americans need a reminder on why Washington is the greatest leader of the modern world and an exemplar for anyone who is in charge of something, or wants to be.

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Washington was a charismatic leader with singular judgment who might have usurped a republic still in infancy, when precedent did not weigh against autocracy.

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Infuriated by the sniping from within his own administration and encouraged by Federalist partisans, Washington could have used the powers of his office and the force of his reputation to silence dissent. Out of respect for free political discourse, he did not.

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Debates about housing dynamics are often vague, anectdotal, and ad hominem.

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Prices will fall only if the supply of housing grows faster than the demand for residence.

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Open debate is how communities maintain trust when they drive towards significant policy.

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Judge streets by how well people and goods can move along them. Bare roads support only vehicles. Complete roads support all modalities. Each new option for mobility - by foot, by bike, by scooter, by shuttle - is not merely additive. They compound.

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