Jonathan and E2, Decency and Sense -- the title of my Substack -- are my watchwords.

I am an active member of the Democratic Party -- a local party officeholder and the nominee of the party last cycle for a seat in my state legislature.

Notwithstanding all of that, I refrain from identifying myself as "a Democrat."

The best path forward is for more of us -- of whatever party or none at all -- to identify as small-d democrats and small-l liberals.

Partisan identity -- as affirmation fir oneself and denigration of the other -- is a major vector of our political and societal dysfunction.

Also, repeating the self-promotion of my standalone comment to JVL's essay, read my latest essay!

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