A New Story: Politics for the 21st Century

Just a shameless promotion post for my novel, available on Amazon and other ebook sellers The Campaign By Trip Powers

I have basically stopped following the news.  I jump back in around elections and scan a few blogs from time to time, but the stories of savagery that confront me every day are simply too much.  It is debilitating.  There are so many battles to fight and I gotta make a living and raise a family.  I have given up on issue based politics as I watch many more tens of millions being pored into an abortion debate that seems to defy logic.  Mistakes happen; idiocy happens - that is the human condition - thus abortion is with us.  The only question is whether it is only for the rich, very dangerous, or widely available to all.  The rest is just noise.  And that is how I feel about the vast majority of news today.  It ignores the "reality" of situations and allows the focus to be on idealistic and unattainable goals.  War on Drugs anyone? So here I am at my desk, typing away for no one.  My political consciousness has been forged by a fin...