Summary: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were very different guys representing opposing political parties. Jefferson was a wildly popular aristocrat from Virginia; Adams was a middling, dyspeptic lawyer from Massachusetts. But they were fast friends, and their relationship ultimately survived a presidential election in which they faced off as candidates. Historian Gordon S. Wood explains why their friendship should give us hope. Wood’s book is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0735224714/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson</em></a>.<br>In lieu of a Spiel today, we’re sharing a piece of The Gist’s Washington live show. Mike talked to <em>FiveThirtyEight</em> senior writer <a href="https://twitter.com/perrybaconjr">Perry Bacon Jr.</a> about the Alabama Senate race and the growing momentum behind the Republican tax bill.
