The most practical consequence of making everything political is that we stop solving problems and start winning battles. When an issue becomes political, the actual merits get buried under team loyalty. You can’t even discuss a good idea without first checking which side it helps. That’s how we end up with gridlock, flip-flopping policies, and public health guidelines that change every election cycle. I get the appeal of saying politics is how we get things done, but that only works when there’s a shared baseline of facts. Once you make the baseline itself political, you’re not debating solutions anymore—you’re just signaling identity. The real cost is tangible stuff: infrastructure, schools, healthcare. Those get held hostage while politicians posture for their base. If we care about outcomes, we need to keep most decisions out of the political arena and let evidence lead. That’s the practical path, not more partisanship.

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