Some thoughts on political and religious volatility:

“I am, at the Fed level, libertarian;
at the state level, Republican;
at the local level, Democrat;
and at the family and friends level, a socialist.
If that saying doesn’t convince you of the fatuousness of left vs. right labels, nothing will.” – Nassim Taleb

“I am a libertarian with a small ‘l’ and a Republican with a capital ‘R’. And I am a Republican with a capital ‘R’ on grounds of expediency, not on principle.” – Milton Friedman

“There is no left or right, only up or down.” – Ronald Reagan

“I am a Jew by birth, a Christian by conviction, and a Muslim by culture.” – Reza Aslan

“I don’t think it’s necessary to have one religion. My family is Muslim, I went to Catholic school, my friends are Jewish, and my girlfriend is vegetarian. We study together, we pray together, we eat together. This is what religions should be doing. They should be bringing people together.” – Riz Ahmed