Political Gabfest

Could Nikki Haley Actually Win?

Nov 2, 2023

Nikki Haley's progress in the Republican presidential race, First Amendment issues regarding public officials blocking critics on social media, decline of the American Dream and its correlation to immigration, and the implementation of extensive cell phone restrictions in Florida School District.

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Nikki Haley

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Quick takeaways

Nikki Haley's progress in Iowa is challenging Ron DeSantis's lead.

Supreme Court taking on social media cases has major implications for free speech online.

The decline in upward mobility and economic inequality calls for policy solutions.

Deep dives

The Impact of Cell Phone Restrictions in Schools

An Orange County school district in Florida has implemented the most extensive restrictions on cell phone use in American public schools, prohibiting students from using their cell phones during the entire school day. The move aims to improve student attention and academic engagement. While some students feel the need to have their phones throughout the day, proponents of the restrictions argue that cell phones in schools can be a distraction and hinder learning. The impact of these restrictions on student behavior and academic performance is still being studied.

The Decline in Americans Earning More Than Their Parents

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You can breathe when wrapped like a burrito: science explained

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Introduction

2min

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as Potential Contenders

11min

Challengers to Incumbent Presidents

5min

First Amendment Issues Surrounding Public Officials Blocking Critics on Social Media

10min

Investigative Reporting and the Influence of the Gun Industry in America

2min

The Declining American Dream and the Impact of Immigration

18min

Poetry, Recommendations, and Fun Facts

11min

Cell Phone Restrictions in Florida School District

3min

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Nikki Haley’s progress and Ron DeSantis’s stagnation in Iowa, Donald Trump’s testimony in New York, and Dean Phillips’s campaign in New Hampshire; the first social-media cases of the term at the Supreme Court; and Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream with author David Leonhardt. And you can be a part of the show: submit your Conundrum at slate.com/conundrum.

Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

Brianne Pfannenstiel for the Des Moines Register: “Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll”

Jennifer Rubin for The Washington Post: “Nikki Haley has a shot. But a really, really long one.”

Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess for The New York Times: “Trump Civil Fraud Trial: Donald Trump Jr. Resumes Testifying in Fraud Case Aimed at His Father”

Geoffrey Skelley for 538: The curious case of Dean Phillips’s last-minute primary challenge

538: “How popular is Joe Biden?”

Jeff Neal for Harvard Law Today: “The Supreme Court takes on (anti)social media”

Adam Liptak for The New York Times: “Supreme Court Lifts Limits for Now on Biden Officials’ Contacts With Tech Platforms”

Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: “Justices take major Florida and Texas social media cases”

Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream by David Leonhardt

Emily Bazelon for The New York Times’s The Morning newsletter, November 2, 2023

David Leonhardt for The Atlantic: “The Hard Truth About Immigration”