Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Last month I saw this quirky café sign that appealed to my nerdiness – that 31 years equates to a billion seconds. Bar a few thousand, it’s been a blast and an enormous privilege to be part of governing .
Eric Davy passed away unexpectedly on Friday. Those who worked with him said he was a dedicated, "down-to-earth guy" whose legacy will benefit Nelson for years to come.
Study: Americans perceive country as more divided than it actually is
We’re often told that the left and the right have nothing in common and that Americans are more divided than ever, but a new study disagrees with that. Todd Rose is co-founder and president of Populace, and he joined the Gee and Ursula Show to discuss a first-of-its kind survey of Americans called the American Aspiration Index that finds we are not as divided a nation as we’re led to believe.
“So we care deeply about understanding the American public and their priorities, their aspirations for the future of the country, with the idea that we can handle differences and we can handle common ground,” Rose explained. “What we can’t handle is misunderstanding. And so we’ve used some pretty novel methodologies to get around not only what people will say out loud, but what do they privately believe and aspire to.”