{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_7smghjpdlp3mwz4jcavq","title":"Jacobs: Politics needs moment of Zen","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/jacobs-politics-needs-moment-of-zen-7smghjpdlp","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_7smghjpdlp3mwz4jcavq","seq":1537163,"kind":"article","title":"Jacobs: Politics needs moment of Zen","url":"https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/oct/03/jacobs-politics-needs-moment-of-zen","summary":"News reports and social media constantly remind us that today’s political system rewards conflict, viral moments, and ideological performance over thoughtful and courteous debate.","published":"2026-10-03T13:01:49Z","seen":"2026-10-03T13:27:48Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-columbian-com-a45f7c","name":"columbian.com","domain":"columbian.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3520345","name":"The Columbian","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-columbian-com-a45f7c","topics":["washington","columns","opinion"],"authors":["Gary Jacobs"],"entities":[{"id":"Q106495431","name":"Jacobs","type":"person"}],"story":"st_7smghjpdlp3mwz4jcavq","category":"politics","category_p":0.9599999785423279,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.05000000074505806,"political":0.949999988079071}]}