Toughest assignment in journalism. Why not include context when reporting the lastest outrage? Obvious omission feeds the conviction that Trump and/or his voters are a target. Drives up his poll numbers. And for what?

Reporting Trump via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-W…

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Why town meetings still matter. CORRECTION

Why local democracy still matters. CORRECTION

Democracy is local. It matters.

If it looks like our future falls out on partisan lines forever and ever, it's worth taking a closer look at trust. via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-W…

If you study only one graph about the New Hampshire Primary -- two, actually -- let it be these. It's the policy, [stupid]!

Trump, Populism, and the Republican Establishment: Two Graphs From New Hampshire | Institute for New Economic Thinking ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b… #inet If

Important read.

When must-pass meets mega-partisan thefern.org/2024/01/when-m…

A look inside Evangelical politics from one who listens to what they say. Why Evangelicals (not all) see Trump as an answer. But what's the question?

Behind the fervent voices that sway a party’s politics via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-W…

‘Time for us to leave’: Gaza reporter, again, joins thousands fleeing via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/Daily/2024/202…

Democracy is local. Have you listened to Brookline603 yet? Check it out here: brookline603.simplecast.com/episodes/brook…

'How do you achieve a balance in stories without creating false equivalencies?' Good question!

Right to arms, right to peace? Our writer explored a balance. via The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-W…

I was prepared to read Walter Isaacson's 'Elon Musk' deep into the night but pages 531-578 are missing. Very sad. He was just getting to the distinction between restricting what is said (or who can say it) and the degree to which it is promoted (or not). Worth $35 to find out.

Another answer to this excellent question: SHEEP. Textile mills popping up along New England rivers circa 1820s needed wool. Farmers needed cash. Sheep needed walls. Q.E.D.?

How Stone Walls Became a Signature Landform of New England - smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-sto… @smithsonianmag

Farmers mere polluters? How environmentalists changed the narrative. Not lots of examples of getting past deep divisions but this may be one of them.

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Why is it so easy to be so certain so soon about a Speaker barely known when he picked up the gavel? Narrating Mike Johnson.

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Re: Speaker vote. Plato got it right. The leader ('guardian') should be someone who doesn't want the job. Tom Cole.

On Speaker vote: The People's House was the model for Robert's Rules of Order, which helped diverse groups after the Civil War function with a few key ideas: talk about one thing at a time, ask for the nays, and majority rule. Abandon majority rule and there is no rule.

Nikki Haley weathers a NH primary bear-hug. But did she see the gun? I did not, when cell-phoning this moment. As governor, Haley backed open carry. (SC requires a permit, NH does not.) But for a Kennedy-era kid, it's jarring to see a gun in the same frame as a politician.

Remember when college football linemen weighted 200-something? Just heard Alabama's offensive line averages 360. No wonder kids are carried off the field every other commercial. Colleges make fortunes on this sport. Accept steroids for cattle if you must but spare these kids.

'If we say we're the party of law and order, we have to be the party of law and order for everyone...even if they're in our own party.' Who, one wonders, does he mean?

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Memo to debate moderators: If you can't convince anyone to stick to the rules, consider an upgrade.
The Crowded Cone of Silence - Get Smart - 1967 - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=TxmEtJ…