Why Is the Government Still Shut Down?

Because no one is listening to each other

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Those who follow me know this: I rarely write about politics. Now and then I’ll retweet something that I really feel passionate about, but that’s it.

For a long time, I saw no point in writing political essays. So far, writing has been my escape from the madness that is the current U.S. political…