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  • The Death of David Foster Wallace

    November 7, 2008

    • I've had a few days of celebrating, accompanied by mixed emotions.  While Obama's election and the clear rejection of the GOP brand by the majority of the country is certainly something to celebrate, the fact that Prop. 8 in California passed and Michele Bachman was re-elected showed me that too many of our people are still entrenched in a painful paradigm of separation and hate. And I ...
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  • Please Tell Me Americans Aren’t This Stupid or This Mean

    September 25, 2008

    • Since McCain floored me with his choice of Gov. Palin for his VP candidate, I've been giving some thought as to how we in this country (and in the world, for that matter) can elevate public discourse. I'm as guilty as anyone of falling into vitriol engendered by rancor. Despite Ms. Palin's own sarcasm and divisive politics, calling her a beauty-pageant bimbo is hardly productive. I'm so ...
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