Tim Coats

Why does consuming more news sometimes leave us feeling more divided? Drawing on Ezra Klein's ideas and personal experience, Tim reflects on identity, media, and the surprising freedom found in choosing what we feed our minds.

Politics often feels like a contest with winners and losers. Drawing on years of negotiating complex contracts, Tim explores how abandoning zero-sum thinking could open the door to more creative and collaborative solutions.

Why has anger become so common? Reflecting on COVID, philosophy, and a memorable country song, Tim explores how separation shapes our understanding of truth, relationships, and one another.

When I was young, I wasn’t interested in politics. What others thought didn’t concern me. I studied economics in college, and I thought I understood the world! The future looked bright. My viewpoints have changed! Why people think the way they do fascinates me now. Over time, I learned there is very little about … Continue reading “Thoughts On the Election”