Politics Hates A Vacuum. If It Isn't

Politics Hates A Vacuum. If It Isn't Filled With Hope, Someone Will Fill It With Fear.

There's A Property In Panama Where Trump Has Collected Somewhere Around $30 Million Just From Selling His Name To This Property - It's Somewhere Between $30 Million And $50 Million. It Would Be So Easy For A Developer To Slap On An Extra $6 Million To A Trump Licensing Deal And Have That Be A Backdoor Bribe. Who Are We To Say What That Is Worth? It's So Ephemeral. And This Is The Appeal Of Selling Something As Ephemeral As A Brand Name, Is That It Can Be Inflated Beyond All Reason.

[on Climate Change:] What If It's All A Hoax And We've Created A Better World For Nothing?

Trump's Act Of Construction Is Not Building A Building. It Is Building The Meaning Of The Name "trump." Because His Revenue Really Comes From Selling His Name To People Who Do Actually Build Things. They Pay Enormous Sums Of Money For The Supposed Privilege Of Being Associated With The Name Trump Or The Name Ivanka, Because Of That Image Construction. That's Why It Seemed Like A Good Idea For Trump To Run For President In The First Place.

When Nike Says, Just Do It, That's A Message Of Empowerment. Why Aren't The Rest Of Us Speaking To Young People In A Voice Of Inspiration?