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The Life of the Party

If the people had a party, what would we do? Reflections on our conversation with Jenny Brown.

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Michael Merrill
Nov 02, 2026

A lightly-edited transcript of our conversation with Jenny Brown can be found here.

There are two ways to respond to a question about what do political parties do. The first is to list the programs and policies such a party might support. The second describes what members of the party might expect to do. Both are important.

Let’s start with the first. If …

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