For The Record

I believe a great deal of Trump's and AOC's policy ideas are bad, but I am relieved they and their ideas are part of our politics. The stuffy, rigid, rot in both parties - moreso the Democrats - are in major need of a shake up and thank God for democracy and America because the American people see what I see. Or feel what I feel. I believe our institutions and culture are strong enough to counter the worst impulses in both Trump and AOC -- and their presence might be a very important way for our country to reassess and regenerate our self.