Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
When I was growing up in the 1960s, the safest rule in America was simple: Be suspicious of any word ending in “-ism.” Communism. Socialism. Fascism. We were taught to fear the labels before we ever stopped to ask what they meant. But the older I get, the more I realize the real question isn’t […]
I’ve now talked to 40 people. Forty complete strangers. Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different races. Different experiences. And let me say this right up front: forty people is not America. I’m not Gallup. I don’t have a polling department. I don’t have a statistician sitting behind me with twelve computer screens. I’ve got an iPhone […]
Donald Trump just renamed Lake Ontario. Lake America. I’m serious. Apparently, with everything going on in this country, somebody looked at the presidential to-do list and said, “You know what America really needs? We gotta straighten out these lakes.” And I’ve got questions. What happens to Lake Erie? Lake Freedom? Lake Superior? Obviously Lake Tremendous. […]
For the last several days, I’ve been doing something that apparently has become radical in America. I’ve been listening. I know. Crazy concept. I’m not arguing with anybody. I’m not trying to convince anybody. I’m not asking whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat. I’m just walking up to complete strangers and asking them the […]
There’s a line in today’s New York Times that tells you almost everything you need to know about American politics right now. Donald Trump told his supporters: “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot.” Think about that. Not: Pretend your community is on the ballot. Not: Pretend your children’s future is on the ballot. Not: […]
Three days ago, I thought I knew what the next step was. I thought the answer was: Get more people in the room. We held our first Truth Party rally. Four people showed up. Four. I’ve had bigger crowds accidentally gather behind me at the grocery store. And yeah, that hurt. I’d spent months working […]