A Last Appeal to Trump Voters

“If not for thirty years of God’s grace, the forgiveness of friends, and a near constant repentance for my sins, I could be a Trump voter.
I think about this a lot. I think about the White men who will be voting for Trump, and everyone else in his “post-Republican Party coalition.” I’d like to speak to them one final time before this election…”

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Where We Move Illustrates Our Polarization

Until we reverse the tide of our abandonment of the real world, in favor of the digital one, we’ll continue to see data like the NYT show us here.
That means finding ways to talk to our neighbors, our actual neighbors in the actual places where we live, across the divides….not even necessarily about politics…but just connecting with them as human beings have connected for thousands of years.

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America Is Still Center-Left

I’m back today to remind you about my favorite political datapoint and what it says about America. I bet it’s one you’re at least vaguely aware of. But I’d also bet it’s one you often forget about in the heat of a presidential election. My favorite political datapoint is this: Over roughly the past 40 […]

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