I'm pretty cynical about political ads, being in marketing myself. But I was touched by this one for Randy Bryce, who is running in Wisconsin as a democrat for House Speaker Paul Ryan's seat.

[secure.randybryceforcongress.com]

It's about a white male who died from opioid overdoes, unfortunately a common story. But it was told by his son, his 18-year-old son. My parents died when I was 22 and that was hard enough, but no matter the support you get, it's one life-changing event.

There is a book that I heard profiled called "The End of Men," which observes that women really have already eclipsed men in terms of income, productivity, responsibility, etc.
[theguardian.com]

Even at 63 years, and a pretty old-school male, I think this is a fine and productive change since patriarchy has gotten us into a rather gruesome state. Still, any plan going forward has to provide purpose and support for the aging, white, non-college educated male. The more we/they become societally estranged, the more bad (voting) decisions we/they make.