I last night took our son out to dinner. I thought it would be a great way to chat before he and his a cappella group go on their winter tour before they go back to college. With his permission, I’m writing about a topic we discussed: “Trump’s Tweets.” In particular, our son thought that
Category: Politics
Exiting the Echo Chamber
Edit: Before you read this post, I encourage you to read this comment for context. As I’ve written before years ago, I feel that I live in a Bubble, and the election’s results only confirm that for me. So, I’m increasingly pushing myself to see worlds that are very different from mine. That means seeing some segments
Michael Moore
Up top is a fascinating segment from Morning Joe. It features Michael Moore. He is incredibly eloquent and thoughtful. It is loaded with insights. Moore a while ago predicted that Trump would win the nomination. He also predicted in June that Trump would be the president. He provides clear examples as to why working-class voters
The Election
Many years ago, I was the “assistant to the assistant coach” of my son’s soccer team. One thing I often mentioned to the players and parents was this: play to win, learn to lose. In other words, the game would be about both striving and learning character. I’m thinking of that phrase as I awoke
American Politics: Helmets and Flak Jackets Required
I voted last Friday and thought I had successfully “moved on” from the election. Then, during my drives to various meetings this morning, I listened to a This American Life podcast on the future of the GOP (up top, or click here). It does a phenomenal deep dive into how the party has divided into two
The Election in Two Charts
I last night saw two interesting charts at FiveThirtyEight.com. The first shows how the electoral vote totals would look if only women voted. The second shows the outcome if only men voted. Wow. Full article here.