On Reality based governance

The Disconnect - First Draft: "But part of this is actually a failure of leadership and a failure to listen, a failure to actually look at the numbers and a willingness to go with the easiest storyline, the things 'everybody knows' without actually questioning if everybody knows them. Part of the reason the narrative is what it is, is that nobody in power is standing up and saying look, this is totally incorrect, and also shut your face, teachers aren't Satan and what is wrong with you? "