Tag Archives: Joy Reid

I always want to be doing something – going somewhere, doing a project, teaching a class, writing an article. I try to use up my day. You have a limited time on this planet – try to use as much of it as you can for productive purposes. Joy Reid

Local government is a gamble that can have disastrous consequences when it fails. Joy Reid

We are not, in some fundamental ways, a single country. The map of that vast red swatch of states and rural counties that voted for Trump, and the blue coastal edges and scattered urban centers where Clinton won, are a pictograph of mutual contempt. Joy Reid

Our love of Hollywood-style glamour helped elect two presidents: JFK and Reagan, who fulfilled the prophecy that a country so enamored of actors would eventually make one their president. Joy Reid

Dwight Eisenhower presented a face of America that was heroic and resolute; Ronald Reagan represented a return to confidence and glamour after the weary Carter years. Joy Reid

Hillary Clinton's time in the Senate indicates she is happier being a policy workhorse than a show horse. Joy Reid

The work of anti-racism can only take place inside each individual soul, where we all try to grow into better people. There is no national tonic or instant cure. Joy Reid

If a novel were written about Florida's administration of its healthcare for the working poor, an appropriate title might be: 'Don't get sick, and God help you if you do.' Joy Reid

Democrats may want working-class white Rust Belters to have good jobs at high wages with pensions and health benefits, but they can't make them vote that way. Joy Reid

Americans are locked into our traditions. Joy Reid