“A lot of politics plays at the level of myth, and if you understand that, then you feel like you have access to the secret language of politics.” IfsFeelsPlayLanguageLevelsSecretLike YouMythAccess Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I think part of the reason the Tea Party has resonated is that people feel disempowered. The Tea Party says, "You are out of power because of big government." Then some Democrats tend to respond by saying, "No, you're wrong, you're not out of power." It's a sense that doesn't resonate with people's lived experience.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonBigsGovernmentPartyDemocratTeaSaying NoTea PartyBig Government Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I feel much more comfortable in politics than I did in book writing. Book writing is so hard. Politics felt easy compared to that.” FeelsWritingBookHardFeltEasyComfortableBook Writing Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I think a lot of the reason people are attracted to the Keystone pipeline is because at least we're doing something. There's a fear that society will collapse if it's not acting. To contrast those actions with other actions is important in making it feel plausible. Maybe we must have the size of the dream meet the size of the threat.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsImportantReasonDreamActionActingThreatSizeContrastCollapsePlausiblePipelineKeystonesKeystone Pipeline Author:Zephyr Teachout
