Trump vs. Biden is consequential, but guys, it’s not the end of your life either way

Big-time, top-of-ticket elections are important, absolutely. But do they define the rest of your existence? No. Continue Reading

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“If you feel that everything is terrible and everyone lies, then people don’t want to engage in civic discourse…”

Welcome to the lessons of Election Day 2020 (USA), which are more hopeful than maybe we realize. Continue Reading

Here are some of the best lines from the Joe Biden New Yorker profile

I just read this on a plane from BOS to DFW. I laughed out loud about six times; when the plane landed, the guy across the aisle from me was like, “Hey, I have to ask … what could possibly… Continue Reading

So realistically, when is Hillary Clinton going to announce she’s running for President in 2016?

Reference check: Obama announced his 2008 candidacy in the beginning of May 2007. Theoretically, then, Hillary Clinton probably has an entire year until she needs to do anything — she might actually have more time, because the brand is so well-known… Continue Reading

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Three years from today, we’ll inaugurate a new U.S. President. Chris Christie looks bad right now. Hilary Clinton looks good. What else do we know?

Interesting moment in U.S. history today: it’s been five years since Obama was inaugurated, and in three years (from today), someone else will be. Chris Christie looks bad at this moment, and Hilary Clinton looks OK — she just got… Continue Reading