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Hypocrisy isn’t the problem
Dealing with politics, we often think it is all about consistent ideology. But it is always about both ideology and behavior.
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Agreeing to Disagree
The teacher writes the numbers on the board. 2 + 2 = She turns to the class. Silent. Eyes creep to the corners to see their neighbors. “We’ve gone over this. What does two plus two equal?” A girl in the back, braids clicking, raises her hand. “4” The teacher smiles. “Thank you. Any other…
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Politics in the Park
In a city park, over the weekend, this conversation probably occurred: Geoffery: Did you read that Paul Krugman post? The one about hypocrisy? Dillon: No! What did that old miser have to say? Geoffery: He noticed that we seem to have different feelings about our leaders’ indiscretions depending on their political party. Dillon: Can’t be. …