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  • I know, I can already see the eyes rolling, but let me explain.
  • The collapse of trust, the rise of animosity — these are emotional, not intellectual problems. The real problem is in our system of producing shared stories. If a country can’t tell narratives in which everybody finds an honorable place, then righteous rage will drive people toward tribal narratives that tear it apart.
  • In the past, a first-year president has usually been the primary target of TV’s comedians. This year, however, Inauguration Day came and went, and the Trump jokes just kept on coming.
  • In 1852 Douglass was angry -- and for good reason: Congress had recently passed the Fugitive Slave Act requiring all Americans, North and South, to return those who escaped from slavery to their legal masters. In the spirit of Frederick Douglass, we need to use this year’s July Fourth as a reminder of the American tradition of critique.
  • Almost two thirds of Republicans in the House voted against the removal proposal. The two reasons they offered in opposition are instructive because of what they say — and what they don’t say.
  • Marylanders continue to seek out food assistance at nearly double previous rates, and this level of need is unlikely to dissipate anytime soon. In fact, we at the food bank anticipate that things will get worse before they get better, in light of the early end to various government policies that were implemented to provide relief over the last year, and we expect to be dealing with the economic fallout from the pandemic for years to come.
  • I’d first met Bonnie when she and my son were in a high school production of ā€œGuys and Dolls.ā€ She was beautiful, talented and charming, with natural charisma, and the audience was enraptured whenever she sang. I know what you’re probably thinking, but there was no romantic vibe on my part. None. I thought of her as the daughter I’d never had.
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