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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A Conversation With A Friend Who Believes I Made A Mistake

A Conversation With A Friend Who Believes I Made A Mistake

I formally joined the Democratic Party this week. My friend and fellow political traveler Sophia Nelson thinks that was a mistake. Sophia is an author, speaker, and professor. So bcuz we disagree, we ...

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Policy Disagreements Are Okay. Disagreeing About Democracy Is Not

Policy Disagreements Are Okay. Disagreeing About Democracy Is Not

I gotta be honest, as a new Democrat, I don’t care that much right now about where we disagree on healthcare policy or border policy. We can figure all of that out down the road once we preserve our d...

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I’m Now A Democrat. And Republicans Are Still A Cowardly Mess

Yesterday, I uttered 3 words I never ever thought I would utter - “I’m A Democrat.” Why? Easy. Only one of our two political parties embraces freedom, democracy and the rule of law. And it’s not my fo...

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It’s A Scary Time To Be A Jew In America

Once again, a violent act of antisemitism in America. Once again, Jews in America were targeted in an attempted terror attack. This is so wrong. No matter where you are on the situation in Gaza, every...

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Elon Didn’t Do A Damn Thing About The Debt. But He Sure Destroyed Countless Lives

Elon Didn’t Do A Damn Thing About The Debt. But He Sure Destroyed Countless Lives

After 4 months, Elon is gone. Sort of. And what did DOGE accomplish? A lot of lives destroyed and a lot of starving and dead children around the world. But DOGE has had ZERO impact on the debt. ZERO i...

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How This Country Got So Divided: A Black Man’s Perspective

How This Country Got So Divided: A Black Man’s Perspective

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Rahm Emanuel Is Right, and Rahm Emanuel is also Wrong

Rahm Emanuel Is Right, and Rahm Emanuel is also Wrong

Rahm Emmanuel says the Democratic Brand is toxic. He’s right. But his answer is Dems must only talk about economic issues. He’s wrong. Also, yes, Trump lies all the time, but Democrats could also lear...

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Conversations With Americans: Democrats & Black Men

My face to face conversations with the American people took me to the south side of Chicago and a conversation with a long time political activist and advocate for black people, Maze Jackson. A fascin...

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