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Two essays you should read this weekend
Balancing grief, respect, and self-image in today's world
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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
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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
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“And the Requiem Bell Rang Mournfully and Clear”
Reflecting on the righteous and the wicked in music news
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The Art of Passing
Some battles just aren't worth fighting
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Soiling Old Glory
For this Memorial Day, a reflection on service, the flag, and America's mixed record of expanding its promise of freedom
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“He must belong only to the validity of his ideas.”
I return to (longer) form after ghosting Twitter
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