I'm trying to wrap my brain around the continued success of Donald Trump and I find myself having contradictory thoughts about it. I put up a quick squib yesterday that led to an extended conversation with Gino and then a long and thoughtful, yet dispiriting, comment from Picklesworth. In the process of sorting it all out, I have come to the conclusion that I can't sort it out, at least not yet.
I'm not much for Ayn Rand, but I've always thought she was right about one thing -- we need to check our premises. And I'm checking mine this morning. The process feels like this, however:
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I'd still like to read the blog post you reject. As for getting a premise wrong, that was standard for me back in the day.
I've written a 10,000-word proposal and decided the premise was bullshit. So yeah, I feel you.
I tried not to think too much election this weekend (happier for it) but this morning, driving to work and listening to the relentless coverage on NPR, what I kept coming back to is that those who make a living (or a hobby) out of political prognosticating and interpreting should all come away from this year with a bit more humility about it.
I mean, I was convinced Scott Walker was going to be president, so...
I've been predicting president trump for six months now. We'll see how accurate I am.
It's a good thing I don't aim for dispiriting on Sunday mornings!
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