Culture
What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.
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Why being non-political is a worthy political act
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5 min read
The existential challenge for libraries and other institutions is that they are the subject of political attacks the public doesn’t support.
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Why “they started it” is the defense of the guilty
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4 min read
At once obvious and devious, focusing on who starts a conflict is a clever way to avoid thinking about who is exploiting it.
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The United States is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for children. So why are we so convinced that we can’t change that?
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When we establish a precedent, we are choosing to follow a certain path. We like to pretend that none of this is our choice.
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Learning to love politics and religion
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6 min read
We love to say that politics and religion doesn’t mix, but religion is political by definition. They can’t be separated.