My family will be shocked when they read this column. One of them might even call and suggest I am a victim of identity theft, and I should proceed with caution. For almost three decades, I have explicitly ruled out political talk at our holiday meals. Our gathering is huge and meaningful, and I love the Kumbaya moment of extended family and multiple friends singing “We gather together.” No political talk because everyone comes with a point of view that might jeopardize the peace of the evening. In my family, spirited arguments have been happening for decades, and some of...