Day 1,627: brace, rift, get the hang of something

As the country braces for next year’s election, it is worth thinking about the internal forces that deepened this rift.

Father Charles Coughlin, a pioneering demagogue in the 1930s, used radio to reach a mass audience before Republicans and Democrats got the hang of it.

Can you have a healthy democracy without a common set of facts?

Artwork of the day 
Isaac's servant trying the bracelet on Rebecca's arm
Benjamin West
Style: Rococo
Genre: religious painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Private Collection

Word of the day 
brace: to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant
rift: a large crack in the ground or in rock
get the hang of something: to learn how to do something, especially if it is not obvious or simple

Quote of the day
“The poets brace themselves for imminent, overeducated poverty.”
― Mona Awad, Bunny