Matthew Gagnon

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"As turmoil boils up and spills over into actual chaos, I think that a lot of people get fatigued with the bitterness, and want to move toward something that makes them feel better about themselves, and their country."

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"It may be inconvenient and even troubling that people are allowed to say whatever they want without the fear of being silenced by their government, but the freedom that allows those problems is essential to guard."

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“In an oversaturated world of so much noise, there seems to be a race to create the shortest and most explosive content to break through the logjam and attract your attention.”

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Bezos is, of course, correct in his evaluation. It isn't just important whether you are being honest and unbiased, it matters whether people perceive you as being such.

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"There is a reason why four states — Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon — rejected ballot initiatives that proposed ranked-choice voting this year."