I don't know whether anyone will read this, but it is, of all the essays I'll ever write, the one I've been preparing for the longest: on the memoir by the guy from Tears For Fears philipchristman.substack.com/p/the-madnes...

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When I was in middle/high school, I was frequently called “cocky” or “a bragger” by other kids when I knew the answers to the questions in class and they didn’t

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If we care about the future of American democracy, we need to change our political system so that it represents the people—and doesn’t over-represent the white nationalist faction. The goal must not be to preserve the system which led to the crisis—but to fix it.

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American political institutions are outdated compared to peer democracies in ways that make us less resilient to authoritarianism. Trump couldn’t have amassed authoritarian power without: - The electoral college - The two party system - An out of control Supreme Court - A useless U.S. Senate

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Carlie Irsay-Gordon is all about learning the NFL business, and learned a brutal lesson last year: When in doubt, fire everybody. Figure out the rest later. GM Chris Ballard's gone. Shane Steichen, Daniel Jones are next. She'll figure out the rest later. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

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