So, if there is no loneliness epidemic, why do we keep talking as if there is? Media framing of the issue and the human tendency to panic reinforce each other.

I mean, if you're an ally, why wouldn't we work with you? Why do you have to convince us that you're our ally? Why do you have to basically go into every congressional office and convince them?

An operation to remove the uterus should be called a uterectomy – like the removal of the tonsils is a tonsillectomy, or an appendix removal is an appendectomy.

We do not need an unproductive controversy that will consume political assets. Practical governance demands focus, not distractions.

Does the U.S. need a viable third political party to rise up and help us find a better sense of balance in American politics?

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House parties bring us together physically and allow us to be our noisiest, messiest selves. That’s a good thing.

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