Give me some of that ol’ time religion (I mean Democrat)! William Jennings Bryan began the modern Democratic populist movement alongside the farmer’s Grange. Farmers used to be Democrats, because Republican oligarchs controlled the railroads and access to distribution. After World War II, the Republicans invented farm subsidies, a vote winner that DJT loves to use. I like all three of these candidates and hope we can find one hundred more. Btw good health care is MUCH cheaper here in México, like 70-80%. And a note on Quinceañeras. Besides the funeral of a parent or spouse, attending a daughter’s 15th celebration is one of the few times prisoners get family leave.
"Jake Auchincloss — it’s pronounced AW-kin-kloss — is one of the most thoughtful voices in this conversation. The 38-year-old Harvard and M.I.T. graduate and Afghan war veteran, where he served as a Marine officer, is now in his third term as the representative from Massachusetts’s Fourth Congressional District, which stretches from the wealthy Boston suburb of Newton to the working-class city of Fall River.
Politically, he’s often described as moderate, even somewhat right-leaning when it comes to fraught issues like Israel. But as he made clear over two in-depth interviews with me, his thinking is not neatly categorizable on a simple centrist-to-progressive x-axis."
I loved the last lines:
Stephens: Final question. If there is one thing you learned in the Marine Corps which every American should know, what is it?
I do like Jack’s optimism. Pundits are fond of quoting, “It’s the economy, stupid.” If Democrats can’t capitalize on this economy, they may just be too clueless to govern. Unfortunately, as Peter pointed out yesterday, Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans remains firm, whether in spite of or because of his sabotaging everything decent the U.S. once stood for. The good news is, they’re a minority.
In District 2, this year there’s a Republican running against Cliff Bentz who actually sounds rational. If interested, you can read about him on Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Larson
I’m hoping that if he doesn’t win the primary, he’ll run as an independent.
Give me some of that ol’ time religion (I mean Democrat)! William Jennings Bryan began the modern Democratic populist movement alongside the farmer’s Grange. Farmers used to be Democrats, because Republican oligarchs controlled the railroads and access to distribution. After World War II, the Republicans invented farm subsidies, a vote winner that DJT loves to use. I like all three of these candidates and hope we can find one hundred more. Btw good health care is MUCH cheaper here in México, like 70-80%. And a note on Quinceañeras. Besides the funeral of a parent or spouse, attending a daughter’s 15th celebration is one of the few times prisoners get family leave.
Here's another: Jake Auchincloss.
(NYT opinion by Bret Stephens)
"Jake Auchincloss — it’s pronounced AW-kin-kloss — is one of the most thoughtful voices in this conversation. The 38-year-old Harvard and M.I.T. graduate and Afghan war veteran, where he served as a Marine officer, is now in his third term as the representative from Massachusetts’s Fourth Congressional District, which stretches from the wealthy Boston suburb of Newton to the working-class city of Fall River.
Politically, he’s often described as moderate, even somewhat right-leaning when it comes to fraught issues like Israel. But as he made clear over two in-depth interviews with me, his thinking is not neatly categorizable on a simple centrist-to-progressive x-axis."
I loved the last lines:
Stephens: Final question. If there is one thing you learned in the Marine Corps which every American should know, what is it?
Auchincloss: Officers eat last.
Shared link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/jake-auchincloss-democrat-massachusetts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g1A.tU0r.0HZTJYXrScQe&smid=url-share
I do like Jack’s optimism. Pundits are fond of quoting, “It’s the economy, stupid.” If Democrats can’t capitalize on this economy, they may just be too clueless to govern. Unfortunately, as Peter pointed out yesterday, Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans remains firm, whether in spite of or because of his sabotaging everything decent the U.S. once stood for. The good news is, they’re a minority.
In District 2, this year there’s a Republican running against Cliff Bentz who actually sounds rational. If interested, you can read about him on Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Larson
I’m hoping that if he doesn’t win the primary, he’ll run as an independent.