I find that many of the disagreements that I have with people on politics and current events has to do with our respective sources of information. Many of my Facebook friends rely upon memes (that I consider social media graffiti) Fox News ideologues and political blogs with dubious reporting and analysis when they attempt to muster up an opinion or viewpoint.
I’d like to offer these friends some other alternatives for information. My list includes thought leaders, people with genuine credibility and expertise in their fields. Most have written books (not memes), are articulate and have a track record of achievement. These are people whose opinions and viewpoints I follow. I may not agree with all their opinions but I respect their ideas and arguments.
Politics:
Maureen Dowd
Tom Friedman
Fareed Zakaria
Pete Buttigieg
Tom Nichols
Ian Bremmer
Paul Krugman
Dave Pell
Gary Trudeau
Maggie Haberman
Mike Murphy
Historians
Jill Lepore
Jon Meacham
Doris Kearns Goodman
Kurt Andersen
Michael Beschloss
Religion
Karen Armstrong
Bart Ehrman
Sam Harris
Michelle Boorstein
Comedy/Satire
Chris Rock
Bill Maher
Stephen Colbert
Michelle Wolf
Jimmy Kimmel
Business/Tech
Scott Galloway
Kara Swisher
Malcolm Gladwell
Mark Cuban
Elon Musk
Emily Chang
Daniel Pink
Seth Godin
Economics/Finance
Robert Shiller
Nomi Prins
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Adam Tooze
Naseem Nicholas Taleb
Warren Buffett
Esot-eric 