By cutting much of the company’s ad team, Elon Musk has ended the all-important personal relationships that its executives had with big brands. A misconception about online advertising is that the entire business is driven by algorithms and programmatic auctions run by machines. That’s not the case.

People who are happy or breathing easier because of the outcome of this election now own its consequences. Inflation, high gas and food prices, and an open border are likely to continue. Republicans have a lot of work to do to change voter attitudes.

I knocked on 3,500 doors, spoke with 1,300 people and left a flier at every house. I used two pounds of elastics to hang fliers on door knobs. I had never known how many elastics are in a pound. By the end, my age was telling.

Sometimes I wish white people could be Black. Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like Me,” who darkened his skin and traveled the South in 1959. Sometimes, I wish white people could have that experience.

In advertising, as in real estate, it’s location, location, location. A Twitter without some moderation is one ugly neighborhood. And it’s not like there aren’t other platforms to patronize.

Get more people involved in the political process, not fewer. That’s the American way.

Among the questions Maryland gubernatorial candidate Jerome Segal wants voters to consider: “Is it time to rethink the American Dream? And is that dream for you, personally? What do you aspire for in your life? And do you believe that schools have gotten too crazy competitive over trying to win the job market lottery?”

Instead of a liability, disability can be a strength for bringing new ideas and insights to our government. While John Fetterman’s auditory processing problems may run afoul of traditional standards about fitness for office, his candidacy gives us an opportunity to re-evaluate ideas that are long out of date.

Ultimately, you see, this is not an election about inflation, crime or even abortion. It’s an election about the future. And whether America is going to have one.