David Keegan. Retired elementary teacher Santa Rosa, CA. Freelance writer. Dedicated to the principle that "the way to right wrongs is to shed the light of truth upon them," Ida B. Wells.
Often when talking with conservative friends, they bring up news items I’ve never heard of and ask me what I think. Because
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I would argue that America’s most pressing enemy is not a country which hopes to expand its territory. It’s not an ideology, like Fundamentalist Islam or Communism. This enemy is far more elusive, does not limit
itself to national borders,
Often when talking with conservative friends, they bring up news items I’ve never heard of and ask me what I think. Because I have no frame of reference, their statements often seem
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Photo by Jacob Morch on Unsplash Trump seems to be on the ropes. June has shown his poll numbers evaporate as growing numbers of Americans question his incompetent response to COVID-19 and
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I would argue that America’s most pressing enemy is not a country which hopes to expand its territory. It’s not an ideology, like Fundamentalist Islam or Communism. This enemy is far more
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The question I ask myself is: How can Trump appeal to both moderates and radicals, who at their very core do not necessarily share the same values? I believe one of Trump's
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I thought we had reached a cultural turning point where diversity could be celebrated and embraced, and where past injustices could be authentically and deeply addressed and finally corrected. I was wrong.
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