The Era of Democrats Running Scared Is Over

Julián Castro, Elizabeth Warren, and Jay Inslee declared a new age at the first Democratic presidential debate. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Era of Democrats Running Scared From the Ghost of Ronald Reagan Is Over   Ever since 1980, in one way or another, the Democratic Party has been running scared of Ronald Reagan, who's been dead since 2004. Nothing more illustrated how the era of running scared is over than Julián Castro's answer on criminal justice reform. Instead of talking about how to improve conditions in our prisons and reforming the system as it serves the accused, which is undoubtedly important, Castro talked about reforming the other end—changing the culture of law-enforcement, and the people who enforce the laws—itself. Read More           No Democrat on That Stage Had an Answer for Mitch McConnell   At the first 2020 democratic debate last night, Chuck Todd asked the candidates what they'd do about the McConnephant in the room. Mitch McConnell helped usher in this era of obstructionism and power politics with his flagrant attacks on the institutions of our democracy, maximizing the undemocratic features of the chamber he controls. And nobody had a good answer about how to deal with it. Read More             Let's Talk About Sex Ed   American kids are educated about their sexual health in a way that earns us all a grade of incomplete. It's time for that to change. Read More           This Week's Biggest Sneaker Releases, and Where to Get Them   The standout of this week's sneaker releases is a collaboration with a television show, which isn't exactly the norm. But Season Three of Stranger Things is almost here and Nike is teaming up with the Netflix hit in a big way. A trio of '80s-inspired Nike sneakers is debuting in Hawkins High green and orange, and the only question is whether you're more into the Cortez, the Blazer, or the Tailwind. Read More           Julian Castro and Beto O'Rourke Had the Only Real Debate of the Evening   Every NFL season, somebody watches a game with a stopwatch and concludes that, in a four-hour broadcast, there are approximately 11 minutes of actual football being played. The rest is beer commercials, hanging around, and concussion protocols. As the Democratic National Committee put its two-night SummerSlam together here, a similar dynamic played out. Read More           Yellowstone's Second Episode Belonged to the Women   Two episodes into its second season, Yellowstone continued its run as the wildest ride on television, both figuratively and literally, because sometimes people ride horses. As Kayce moves into the de facto leadership position on the ranch, there's definitely some hurt feelings, and as any Yellowstone fan knows, real men don't have hurt feelings. They push men off moving horses because dammit that makes you a man. Perhaps the best way to make sense of it all is to just go over the most insane moments from Episode Two, "New Beginnings." Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019