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To Govern, Govern Well.
Peter Banks
November 10, 2024
If Democrats want a popular mandate to rule, including permission to implement their preferred social policy, they should govern competently at home.
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What is going on with the polls?
Peter Banks
November 1, 2024
Something strange is going on with polling around the 2024 US presidential election. When you look at the Real Clear Polling “no toss-ups” for the presidential election a Trump “blowout” seems to be brewing.
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Media Persistence
Peter Banks
July 31, 2024
How old should the average content we consume be? I’m not sure this question has a clear answer, but it is something I have been grappling with a lot recently. As both a consumer and a producer of online content this is a topic that touches close to my heart. For example, every article I have written for Voyagers has followed the same pattern of interactions...
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The Strange Case of Lactose Intolerance
Peter Banks
July 17, 2024
Last week, a friend of mine reached out with a meme that has been circulating on Twitter. This sparked a series of text messages between us that mirror three conversations I have had in the last two years, and I wanted to take a moment to sit down and collect my thoughts. Self-perceived lactose intolerance and medical lactose intolerance seem to have taken a strange journey, which to me is symbolic of how important cultural context is when discussing anything...
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Culture War
Peter Banks
July 10, 2024
When someone says they don’t care about social issues it is only because either the values of society are their values, or they simply do not trust you enough to really share their opinion...
