As the late Richard Ben Cramer so brilliantly detailed in his seminal book “What it Takes.” running for president, as a serious candidate, is one of the hardest, most grueling and challenging things one can do. Cramer wrote about the 1988 campaign, before the internet, before 24/7 news and yet he said even then that politics had become a kind of a public utility, with hot-and cold-running politics any time of the day or night.
Today in our hyper politicized non stop news environment it’s even worse.
Now imagine breaking barriers and taboos along the way, as Pete Buttigieg did as the first LGBTQ candidate.
Just as challenging, again as Cramer wrote about, is being the spouse of the candidate. For Chasten Buttigieg, a 31 year old gay man with not political experience, he had only his own personal experience and history from which to draw upon.
He shares that journey in his new memoir I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir.
My conversation with Chasten Buttigieg:
Unmasking the Elepahant
Jonathan Taplin vs. the tech billionaires
From Poverty to Empowerment: The Rise of the Global Middle Class
Robert Sapolsky and our Illusion of Free Will
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: The Methods and Power of Pollsters
My Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
From Buy to Cell: The Journey of SBF
The Shifting Sands of the Middle East: What’s Next for Israel, Hamas, and Iran?
Navigating the New Geopolitics: A Conversation with Sam Ramani
Carl Safina on Nature, Philosophy, and Unexpected Teachers
Can America Survive Its Own Constitution? The Tyranny of the Minority
The Invisible Frontlines: Israel’s Secret War Against a Nuclear Iran
The Wisdom of Survivors: Overcoming Global Trauma
When the Game Was War: The 1987-88 NBA Season
Power Play: How Just 12 People Control America’s Economic Destiny: A conversation with John Coates
Living History: A Conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust on the Pivotal Moments That Shaped Her and All of Us
Can Boomers Age Out Gracefully? A Conversation with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig
What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life: A Conversation with Sally Jenkins
What We Imagine ”Out There” Reflects How We See Each Other
Why the Fentanyl Crisis Calls for a New War On Drugs
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