I don’t have any interest in starting a political movement. I just want to live life and be left alone as long as I’m peaceful with others. I’m trying to figure out how to do that. If you’re interested in doing the same — and if you want to do it without the shrill and angry confrontations of politics — I hope you’ll join me in a conversation that might lead to better lives for all of us.
My own political evolution is a long and twisting story. I grew up in a generally conservative household, but I was taught to be a political independent. I also learned — from school and from my own reading — to be an intensely patriotic kid. I believed in our political leaders. I believed in the political system. I believed in the morality of this country’s role in the world.
Why do we create families? It’s a ‘matter of the heart,’ not head
When the state turns you into a criminal, friends become enemies
Dear FBI, NSA and all three-letter agencies: ‘We don’t trust you guys’
One college senior explains financial facts to the Wall Street protesters
Intolerance isn’t just an American thing; it’s common to all humans
Anatomy of a dishonest political mailer from this week’s election
Social creatures: We heal each other, but start dying when alone
Ten years later, it hurts to know she lost faith in me and gave up
Fear of terrifying future makes heart look to the past for clarity
