Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Hypocrisy

  • Dealing with politics, we often think it is all about consistent ideology. But it is always about both ideology and behavior.

  • 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…

  • 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. …