Truth Party Articles

I need to ask you for something I’m not particularly good at asking for: Money. There. I said it. Nobody was injured. For the past few months, I’ve personally funded the Truth Party—the website, the videos, the signs, the events, the travel, and all the other expenses that come with trying to turn an idea […]

I grew up in Connecticut in the 1960s. And looking back, I realize I had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on. I was 10, 11, 12 years old. Vietnam was raging. Civil rights was changing America. There were demonstrations and marches and moratoriums. And there I was thinking: “Cool. Are my friends […]

For the past several months, I’ve funded the Truth Party entirely myself. I’ve built the website, made the videos, organized events, traveled around, and—most importantly—started listening to ordinary people about what they think is happening to this country and what we can actually do about it. Along the way, our videos have been viewed more […]

So today I decided I needed some spiritual guidance. Not personally. That ship sailed years ago. I mean for this project. I’m 60 interviews into talking to 100 complete strangers about America, and I realized there was one group I hadn’t really talked to: Religious leaders. These are the people who counsel us. Who marry […]

So yesterday I put something out there that was half joke and half confession. I said: Maybe this entire political movement is just me trying to find my soulmate. And apparently THAT’S the political platform America has been waiting for. Forget healthcare. Forget taxes. Forget campaign-finance reform. Apparently America’s number-one issue is: “Let’s get John […]

l “I set out to interview 100 complete strangers because I finally figured something out: maybe I needed to quit telling people what America thinks and start asking them. I’ve now interviewed almost 50 people. And I’m hearing things I did not expect. Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different politics. But underneath all that noise, I’m […]