Both of our political parties are dominated by people who believe that the American people are fundamentally on their side. When they face political setbacks, then, there must be some nefarious explanation for the thwarting of the people’s will. For contemporary Republicans, that explanation is likely to involve the media or the “deep state.” For […]

The fight shows the struggle of making “one out of many.”

At work, at play, in our politics and in our faith, we’re living in a time of extremes.

In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, you could already see a tea party redux setting itself up for the Democrats in the same the way the original tea party movement had swept the Republicans into power in 2011. There was the grassroots anger fueling the insurrection. The out-of-nowhere political superstars already gaining […]

Interesting things are happening in rural Maine. • People with software jobs elsewhere are moving to Maine — but only where high-speed internet exists. • Artists, photographers, actors, musicians from away have created a sophisticated cultural economy. • A bumper crop of young farmers is moving in — the number of farmers, the acres under […]