Watch, listen, or read at Substack, on any podcast app, at YouTube, or here: Transcript The people of Minnesota are showing us what it would be like to rescue our democracy from moral bankruptcy. Normally in a democracy, we should be reluctant to talk about politics in terms of morality, because as soon as we start judging each other's political opinions as either … [Read more...] about Minneapolis: Saving Democracy From Moral Bankruptcy
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MAGA: An Escape From Freedom
Listen or watch on any podcast app, at YouTube, at Substack, or here: Transcript One of the most confusing things about Trumpism is this paradox: The people who are his most devoted followers are also the people who believe they are most committed to individual freedom. They hate big government. They fly “Don’t tread on me” flags. They prize individual freedom … [Read more...] about MAGA: An Escape From Freedom
The Shooting of Renee Good
Listen or watch on any podcast app, at YouTube, at Substack, or here: Transcript I'm going to offer some thoughts on the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. As it happens, I have some experience in dealing with officer involved shootings as a communications consultant, as part of the years of work I did in that area. I worked with several … [Read more...] about The Shooting of Renee Good
The True Crisis: The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 15
Listen to this chapter on any podcast app, at YouTube, at Substack, or here: About a year ago, I started publishing draft chapters of my book in progress, The Liberal Backbone. It hit me lately that the draft is done – I realized that with the latest chapters I’d started writing a second book. That one will be on alienation, which I think deserves a book of its … [Read more...] about The True Crisis: The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 15
The Art of Politics: The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 14
Listen to this chapter on any podcast app, at YouTube, at Substack, or here: Last time, we explored music as an example of how it’s possible to think meaningfully without thinking rationally. The meaning of a piece of music can make us shiver, cry, exult, or even change how we live our lives. And yet even great musicians struggle to explain that meaning. That’s not … [Read more...] about The Art of Politics: The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 14