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Eroding Democracy

Eroding Democracy By Whitney A. Bauman In the state of Florida, we have what is called “the sunshine law.” This law was initially meant to curtail corruption at the state level government. As a state Read more…

December 13, 2023

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Do We Live in the Same World? Some Reflections on Polarization

Do We Live in the Same World? Some Reflections on Polarization By Susannah Crockford When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last week, it seemed like the United States was divided in two once Read more…

June 28, 2022

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Poetry for a Polarized People

Poetry for a Polarized People By Anna Mercedes My biggest fears of late have not been of the obvious things. Those are also fears: the earthquakes and the hurricanes and the floods. The upheaval in Read more…

September 22, 2021

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The “Worthy Opposition”: Learning to Learn

The “Worthy Opposition”: Learning to Learn By Marcia Pally We are going deaf. We worry about political polarization, the rise of the radical right and so on, but there’s a deafness afoot that is pre-political Read more…

November 28, 2018

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On Fighting Well

On Fighting Well By John Thatamanil Can we find certain convictions abhorrent without abhorring those who subscribe to them? Put crudely, can we refuse to hate the haters? If it is possible, is it also Read more…

October 17, 2018