Well I’m happy the mid-term elections are over. I won’t get into my own politics here—this is a Wordle column!—but one thing I think we can all agree on is a brief respite from robo-calls and all the political ads and campaigning is a win for America. Naturally, the 2024 campaign crap will start soon enough, and that’s bound to be even worse. Alas.
Anyways, Thanksgiving is almost here, so I think it’s worthwhile to get into that mindset, to meditate on gratitude and all the things we’re lucky to have (rather than all the things we’re unlucky to not have). Politics is, understandably, almost always focused on what we don’t have. What’s broke and needs fixing. What’s wrong and needs justice. Why the Other Guy is bad and Our Guy is good. Even the best politicians and the most honest