Democracy is on life support in the U.S. This didn’t just happen overnight. One of the original daggers in its side is the 1971 Powell Memo, which outlined a comprehensive strategy for building institutions to promote free market worship and limit participatory democracy.
Asides
Hmm
I can’t decide whether I’m relieved or terrified to hear of Trump’s on-going organizational incompetence.
Sorry Not Sorry
After reading this article at Bustle by a woman who struggled to go a whole week without apologizing, I’ve decided to try it myself. Today when there was a misunderstanding over e-mail, it took me some time to figure out how to respond without apologizing because I did feel I was at fault.
Finally I came up with “I should have made that clearer.” It felt great!