ESSAY: A cure for Trumpism: Radical empathy and radical change

Some reflections on Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s playbook for a post-Trump America

Here is a strange thing about politics. It’s a competitive arena in which people win by distinguishing themselves from others. And it’s an arena so lacking in originality. How often do you hear a political leader say something truly inspired, or even just slightly fresh? How often do you notice them actually thinking out loud, the mind still active, sti…