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A hard conversation about police violence and gun control
A robust Second Amendment right comes with deadly serious responsibilities
Jul 9
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The lies we tell ourselves
And the political fights to keep telling them to others
Jul 1
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Systemic racism, the border, and Barbara’s rhubarb
A COVID-shortened update
Jun 21
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Thinking about who we are and who we want to be
People will fight over collective memory and identities, but both are flawed and fluid
Jun 10
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Wrestling with our base extremism
My struggle to maintain thoughfulness amidst the politics of enemies
Jun 3
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Two essays you should read this weekend
Balancing grief, respect, and self-image in today's world
Sep 2, 2023
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Vague criminal laws are worse than book bans
A writer blames the targets of the culture war raging in our public spaces
Aug 17, 2023
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This week in implausible deniability
The power of denial and how we continue to reap the whirlwind of GOP capitulation to Trump
Aug 10, 2023
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