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Articles by Christopher Haugh
OPINION: Americans not as divided as many believe
Jordan Blashek, Christopher Haugh Monday Aug 10, 2020 at 12:39 PM We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe.
Americans appear to be deeply divided. But we found a different story traveling the U.S.
We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe. Beneath the polarized rhetoric, people care about their fellow citizens, are bewildered by the hostility all around them, and want many of the same things out of our democracy.
Americans appear to be deeply divided. But we found a different story traveling the U.S.
We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe. Beneath the polarized rhetoric, people care about their fellow citizens, are bewildered by the hostility all around them, and want many of the same things out of our democracy.
We’re Not Doomed To Be Polarized
A Democrat, a Republican, and a search for common ground The following is an excerpt from the new book, Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground about a series of road trips taken by the co-authors who hail from opposite sides of the political aisle. Here they argue in Carlsbad, California, and try to reconcile in Denver, Colorado, driving the whole way in a rickety Volvo they call “The Boat.” We pulled the car over in Denver at dawn.
How a Cross-Country Road Trip in Search of Common Ground Went South
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground recounts the road trip taken by two friends who wanted to discover what about America divided them and what brought them together in the year before Trump was elected. The next few days were a blur of fields and mountain ranges. We spent time in Bozeman, Montana, and explored Yellowstone National Park in a gentle rain.
How California helped inspire “Union"
Jordan Blashek is a U.S. Marine veteran, businessman, and Republican. Christopher Haugh is a writer, journalist, and Democrat. Jordan and Chris are recent Yale Law School graduates and the co-authors of Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground. Before we left on the cross-country drives that led to our new book, Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground, the two of us knew little about one another.
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground|Paperback
In their cross-country drives and the book Union that documents them, they sought common ground — ways to connect with people regardless of their beliefs.”New and Noteworthy, New York Times Book Review "Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation.
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
Main navigation Union (Hardcover) A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground By Jordan Blashek, Christopher Haugh Little, Brown and Company, 9780316423793, 304pp. Publication Date: July 21, 2020 Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc (7/21/2020) List Price: 28.00* * Individual store prices may vary.
COVID-19 won’t define you
On January 20, 2009, thousands of people gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza to watch the inauguration of former president Barack Obama. I was 19-years old at the time, a second-semester freshman, watching an enormous screen from a perch under the eaves of Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. A hush fell over us as the words of the new president’s oath boomed over the speakers. That day, life’s possibilities seemed limitless. We felt powerful.
Union
"Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation. Haugh and Blashek discover an instinct to endure and improve that is shared by the left, the right, and the ever-narrowing center, and detail Americans' abilities to find growth, hope, and fundamental strength in their own lives."—Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author "In the great tradition of American road trip sagas, Chris and Jordan set out across America.
Union
"Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation. Haugh and Blashek discover an instinct to endure and improve that is shared by the left, the right, and the ever-narrowing center, and detail Americans' abilities to find growth, hope, and fundamental strength in their own lives."—Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author "In the great tradition of American road trip sagas, Chris and Jordan set out across America.
Union
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Los Angeles May Vote to Prohibit Employees From Asking Job Applicants About Their Criminal Records
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The White House Rolls Out the Data-Driven Justice Initiative
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The Freedom of Information Act Gets a Makeover
Imagewell / Shutterstock In 1993, Monte Finkelstein filed what would become one of the longest-running requests for government records in history. Eager to complete his book on the relationship between the Allies and the Sicilian mafia during World War II, the community-college professor submitted a Freedom of Information Act request with the National Archives. Five years later and still waiting for a response, Finkelstein published his book without the documents.
Rand Paul’s Republican revolution
Paul appears to have concluded over roughly the past year that popularity within the tea party alone can’t carry him to the White House; ideological purity can’t come at the expense of electability. That recognition has produced some unlikely political alliances for him. Paul angered activists last year when he endorsed the one Republican the tea party most wants to defeat in the November midterms: Minority Leader and fellow Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell.
What Will I Hear When My Ears Stop Working?
What is silence? To most of us, it is found in temporary absence of sound: the quiet nights of sleep in suburban neighborhoods; the demi-beat before a pianist pounds the ivories; and the pause one takes after receiving bad news. In our world, silence is also abstract. It is the hush that blankets a city devastated by disaster. But silence – true silence – is neither poetic nor dramatic. For those who can no longer hear, it is constant and formless. I think about this a lot.
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The Girl Who Fell to Earth
A freak fall through a rooftop at a college party landed my best friend in a coma. As a deafening silence fell on our friendship I grasped for the words to keep us both breathing. We leave the birthday party to stand on the balcony and talk about Venice. We’ll be flying there in just a few days, after we turn in our last papers of Hilary term. Under the bright moon hanging above Oxford, Annie glows: She’s wearing her favorite coat, the black wool one with the leopard fur collar.
Human stories, boldly told.
You lose a lot when a loved one dies, but for me the most impossible thing to bear was watching my husband’s secret lingo and our cheeky private jokes slowly slip from existence.
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