Perspective
Some of what I write doesn’t fit a news story. Perspective is where I slow down: on voting rights and accountability, on work and reinvention, and on the questions that stay with me after the headlines move on. News and daily commentary live at The Hairy Times; this is the longer view.
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The #1 Problem in America Is Right in Front of Us
Read More: The #1 Problem in America Is Right in Front of UsLook, we can dress this up if we want. We can map out every crisis America is juggling — economic instability, foreign policy chaos, institutional decay, constitutional erosion — and pretend they’re separate problems instead of branches of the same poisoned tree. But the truth is simpler. The #1 problem in America is Donald Trump.…
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The #1 Problem in America Is Right in Front of Us
Look, we can dress this up if we want. We can map out every crisis America is juggling — economic instability, foreign policy chaos, institutional decay, constitutional erosion — and pretend they’re separate problems instead of branches of the same poisoned tree. But the truth is simpler. The #1 problem in America is Donald Trump.…
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A Handful of Dust — Why the World Feels Off‑Course and What We Can Still Choose
Lately I’ve been thinking about the world we’re living in — not just the headlines, but the deeper feeling underneath everything. People everywhere are searching for happiness, for peace, for a sense that their lives matter. And I keep coming back to a simple belief: one person can make a difference. We all can. But…
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Pay Attention: They’re Coming for Your Vote Again
They’re Coming for Your Vote Again Let’s stop pretending this is about “mail security.” Trump’s latest push to force the Supreme Court to green‑light the USPS voting plan is an attack on voting rights — plain and simple. We’re 56 days out from an election that will determine whether this experiment in self-governance continues or…