Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter # 160

The Illusion of Choice and Preventing "Crazy" from Ever Making it to the White House Again

When I was six years old, I swiped a Snickers Bar from our neighborhood grocery store. When my mom discovered my payment-free treat, she spanked my ass...and made me march the two blocks back to the store to tell them what I had done.

When I told "Jim" (who I liked very much) about stealing the candy bar, it felt like something massive and dense had drop…