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Say What You're For
My conversation with Anat Shenker-Osorio
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Gatekeepers v. Barbarians
A second attempt at last week's post about "being a Democrat"
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You are not a Democrat.
And neither am I.
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What should pollsters do in the absence of a horse race?
A new episode of Cross Tabs, featuring Ariel Edwards-Levy
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Why does all this ambition & abundance seem so... small?
A few half-formed thoughts on what I suspect is getting in the way of leadership.
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A Post-Truth Economy Built for the 1%
My conversation with Faris Yakob of Genius Steals about the YOLO economy, diverging demographic destinies, and why there is no "average" American for…
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What is a brand?
What do Democrats have to do with soda, burgers, rental cars, sportsball teams, or SaaS? Let's discuss.
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