Matt is one of the best journalists in America. He's a weekly columnist at Yahoo News and author of two books, "The Argument," and "All the Truth is Out." His second book has been turned into a major motion picture, starring Hugh Jackman, and titled The Frontrunner, in theaters this year. Matt's column this week was a response to the piece I wrote that grew out of this podcast. My piece was published Tuesday, and called, "Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy." Matt's response to this was called, "We need stronger candidates, not stronger parties." Matt writes that he's long been a skeptic of political parties, and that just because Donald Trump has been a destructive outsider, that doesn't mean non-politicians who run for office have to be negative forces. "I still believe that an unconventional campaign — a candidate respectful of governing expertise, but determined to rethink how we use it — can be the thing that restores our faith in public life," he writes.

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