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What I Learned from Jonestown, and What Our Nation Has Yet to Learn
No CommentsI learned two lessons from Jonestown. One appears in chapter 9 of my book. The other was more personal and painful, and America may now be in the process of learning it 40 years too late.Read More »It’s Time to Ditch the Primaries
No CommentsThe single biggest flaw in our democracy is the primary system. We lament Russian hacking, political dysfunction, and toxic tribalism among voters, yet we ignore the obvious cause and an elegant fix.Read More »Dogs, Eclipses, and How to See Reality
No CommentsReflections on a summer of both wonder and discontent.Read More »
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