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.
Is Paul Krugman serious or is this some kind of weird performance art?
Do tales of ‘Black Friday violence’ reflect reality or just our bias?
Public gets hypocritical politicians because that’s what voters choose
It took me years to feel the anger I’d repressed since childhood
Just give us big, fake, happy smiles; nobody wants to hear your feelings
Spoiled brat sues White Castle because he can’t fit into a booth
A year later, late-night phone call and suicide threat still echo in me
You never know when someone needs a hug — to know you care
Unexpected meeting forces me to believe I might fall in love again