I was talking to someone today about the dysfunction we have in government and the false dichotomy we have between left and right, good and bad, Democrats and Republicans. I think Americans deserve more than boxes, parties, and labels. I would argue that most people aren’t completely to the “right” or to the “left.”
Yesterday evening I saw a documentary on Frontline called Being Mortal, which is based on a book written by Dr. Atul Gawande exploring the medical profession’s unease in dealing with dying patients. As I watched the documentary, I noticed that the people that they videotaped in their homes seemed well off financially. Their homes, at least, looked nice. The wife…
