ephemera

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Pope with a bit of a cold.  Oddly, thinking structurally, has been just as transformative within the church (so far) as the democratically elected president has tried to be within the government.  Obviously, though, coming from vastly different mindsets, perhaps because of the distinct political form that has to arise within each institution in order to sufficiently empower a maker of change at the top. 

I have two theories about the last election.  First, that people voted for their neighbors boss, rather than voting for their neighbor.  Second, that people tried to compensate for having very little power of their own by making as big a change as they possibly could.  And as always, those thinking ahead of the game wired that button to their own benefit.