Navigating the American political wilderness
It has been a while since my last post, I have been grappling with health issues, switching jobs, moving and dealing with tenants. I have also discovered a fascinating cross-section of politics and economics in the space of nutrition. An unlikely combination you may think, but upon closer inspection it is not hard to imagine that food should play a massive role in policy. After all, a hungry population is often an unhappy one. Still, today I would to discuss something lighter but equally important. American politics. Now politics as a whole is not something I focus on generally speaking as I prefer to explore the source (economics) not the symptoms. But even if one were to get engaged then one would get very disappointed. The political landscape has become intolerable, polarizing and dominated with emotions, stupidity and shallow thinking. Allow me to break it down the way I see it. There are thee major groups once you begin to delve into details, with several sub-group