How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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445. Here is the ONLY way this Republican Party MIGHT Begin to move on from Trumpism

445. Here is the ONLY way this Republican Party MIGHT Begin to move on from Trumpism

I don't think my former political party can be saved, fixed or reformed. I think it's on this authoritarian path and I don't see it getting off of this path. But I do know if this one scenario happens...

8 Aug 20249min

444. Kamala Harris & Tim Walz Smile A lot. Donald Trump & JD Vance Don't. I think that matters

444. Kamala Harris & Tim Walz Smile A lot. Donald Trump & JD Vance Don't. I think that matters

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz smile a lot. All the time. That matters. Donald Trump and JD Vance don't smile very much. That matters too. Team Harris/Walz want to bring us together, team Trump/Vance want...

7 Aug 202410min

443. Trump Always Roots Against America. How can you vote for him?

443. Trump Always Roots Against America. How can you vote for him?

Last week, Trump rooted against the return of the American hostages. Yesterday, Trump rooted against the American economy. Trump is always blaming America. For everything. Trump thinks America is the ...

6 Aug 20248min

442. Trump's Supporters Do Not Believe In Individual Responsibility When it comes to Trump. They just don't.

442. Trump's Supporters Do Not Believe In Individual Responsibility When it comes to Trump. They just don't.

Whenever Trump says or does something bad, stupid, ignorant, corrupt, dishonest, bigoted, or lawless, it's never HIS fault. Trump's supporters will blame EVERYONE else but Trump. Which is weird. Becau...

5 Aug 20249min

441. Trump's supporters are better than Trump. Yesterday proved it again.

441. Trump's supporters are better than Trump. Yesterday proved it again.

Trump couldn't say one word, or take one moment to praise the return of the hostages yesterday. He's just utterly incapable. He's a horrible human being. But I know every single one of his supporters ...

2 Aug 202410min

440. A Tough but Important Conversation with an old friend

440. A Tough but Important Conversation with an old friend

Paul Miller (@pauliespoint) and I are almost identical politically. We're both free market guys. And we've been friends forever. But in November, we'll vote for two different people. We sat down with ...

2 Aug 202452min

439. Wanna understand what has REALLY always made America great? Just take a look at Kamala Harris's story.

439. Wanna understand what has REALLY always made America great? Just take a look at Kamala Harris's story.

Kamala Harris is bi-racial. Dad from Jamaica, mom from India, they met in California. And lost in all of Trump's ugly, divisive, racist attack yesterday against Harris is how utterly cool and uniquely...

1 Aug 20249min

438. Here's How Kamala Harris Can win The Immigration Issue. Here's Who America Is.

438. Here's How Kamala Harris Can win The Immigration Issue. Here's Who America Is.

Trump & Maga are going to pound Kamala Harris on the issue of immigration. Harris shouldn't back down. She should punch back. But she should also with a smile and outstretched arms remind the American...

31 Jul 202410min

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