America is a fractured place these days, but the problem isn’t just ideology. Democratic societies have been divided along philosophical lines for about as long as there’s been democracy. So it goes. What’s troubling is our growing disdain for those who disagree with us and the bizarre ways in which that is manifesting itself. For…
The Republican Party Needs More Peter Thiel
I wrote about Trump’s speech nomination acceptance speech earlier today – I was impressed with his speech in terms of its political effectiveness, but I still think he’s a problematic candidate – but the real highlight of the RNC convention for me was Peter Thiel’s speech. You can watch it in full below. It’s short,…