Travis J Retzlaff - 21st Century Adulting (Page 2)

All in for Francesca Hong for Governor

Key Points: * Anyone is better than Tom Tiffany, who can’t admit the facts of free and fair elections * Democrats are poised to shift the state forward to the future after 16 years of GOP bullshit. * Francesca Hong is my pick for Wisconsin’s next governor Introduction On the Republican

Bookish: The Lost History of Liberalism

We place too much emphasis on terms like conservatism, liberalism, capitalism, and socialism. We label each other with them and argue about them as if it makes a difference. Most of us don't even know their meanings. Wikipedia says an ism is for making an abstract noun. Don&

Pod Pick: Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

Urgent Futures is a deep-dive interview podcast about the future and topics that its host, Jesse Damiani, deems urgent. A look at his site realitystudies.co shows the following categories which map to topics discussed on the pod: * Polycrisis & Postreality * Resilience & Prepping * Tech Analysis (AI, QC, Blockchain)

FairVote Has a Fix for Gerrymandering

The good news is Americans of all political stripes agree on something. 75% of us view gerrymandering as a major problem. Only 7% say it should be allowed. There is no room for it in a functional democracy. What is gerrymandering? Redistricting is the process by which state governments determine

Canceling Free Speech

Cancel culture is the 21st Century equivalent of the witch hunts that followed the invention of the printing press. I don't believe anyone has suggested a civil or criminal case, but it's a good perspective to take if we want to avoid crashing out on a social media post.