Note #105 - Attempts to shoe horn contemporary politics into a left/right spectrum obscure the real nature of current politics.

Note #104 - National politicians seem to be playing a game that minimizes or disregards the concerns and interest of their local communities.

Note #103 - People working together for the common good build strong democracies.  Strong democracies build strong communities and strong countries.

Note #102 - With the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country, we will get through these challenging times.

Note #101 - Our impressions of the Unite America Summit and the transpartisan challenge the gathering revealed.

Note #100 - It is unnecessary to destroy old, failed schools to work toward the creation of new schools.

Note #99 - This story of Yale grad Rob Henderson reveals the transpartisan nature of success in light of childhood adversity.

Note #98 - We think Trump found and exploits a powerful contradiction in the current terms of American and even global political discourse.

Note #97 - The deep forces shaping contemporary society move all parties.  For the moment only Trump seems able to exploit these forces.