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Humbled by a Fortune Cookie: Or, My Life Now.
I like to pretend sometimes that I don't believe in fortune cookies. I'm generally a logical person. I proudly take issue with everything-happens-for-a-reason types, and I enjoy explaining how, with an...
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Why This Either-Dem Stuff Makes Me Want to Rip My Eyes Out
I just wanted Obama to say yes. Was his health care plan socialist? Yes. Of course. As almost all good government is. But instead he launched into another rejection of the slanderous charge that he was...
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#Clintegrity - A Crowd-Sourced Twitter Tutorial for the Clinton Campaign
Only 32% of voters polled in Florida and Pennsylvania think Hillary Clinton is trustworthy; it's 34% in Ohio. When Gallup asked Americans for their overall impression of Clinton, "Dishonest" won by...
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A Letter to Congress on Government Decency and the Rise of Trump
To the Members of Congress:I love government. On that historic list of human inventions, I don't think it can be placed too high. We are too used to it, too used to complaining about it, but when we...
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Crossing the Rubicon: The Illogic of Clinton Pragmatism
If there isn't already, there should be an Eliot Spitzer rule of politics. In short, if you want to lead on an issue, don't contribute to the problem. Politics, at the end of the day, is a moral game,...
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I am having an existential crisis. I am a political junky. I lack the ability to disengage from social discourse. My Facebook feed is my own (more liberal) Huffington Post. I invest in my community. I...
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Everything's An Argument: On the Logic of Mass Shootings
I'm trying to look at this shooting with new eyes. I am trying not to become desensitized to this too-frequent violence. To stay vigilant in hopes of maybe pulling out some new observation that can...
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Too Old to Vote
On the drive home from a campaign event for my brother about a week ago, I got into a fascinating conversation with my between-fourth-and-fifth-grade niece. Mostly, she didn't want to sleep, but her...
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Why Dems Should Root for Clinton but Ready the Bench
Consider these circumstances for a second:Bloomberg is expected to endorse Clinton this week.Barbara and Laura Bush have both suggested that they will be voting for Clinton as well.The former...
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I'm With Her. And It Feels Good.
I just made my first donation to the Clinton campaign. My "I'm with Her" car magnet should be sliding into a manilla envelope as I type. Last night worked for me. Admittedly, I still have some...
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The Doctor was Frankenstein. The monster? Trump
Calling the monster Frankenstein is among the most common misconceptions in literature. Frankenstein is the doctor, and Shelley was right to draw attention to him. You can't fault the monster. He was...
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On Gratitude and Best-Self Days
I fell victim to one of those stupid Facebook quizzes this morning. Quiz is too generous. I didn't fill anything out or answer any questions. Simply by logging into this application the internet had...
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As Someone Who Has Spent Time in that Basket, Clinton Should Know Better
I don't agree with Sarah Palin on much, but I can stand behind her derision for "gotcha" politics in the era of dying journalism. I don't think a single statement from any candidate should ever be...
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Hello, Accidental Recluse!
It's stupid. I know that. But my morning got thrown off by bad timing.I guess to be accurate my morning got thrown off by the unfortunate coincidence of two overlapping good moments. I'd convinced a...
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Are We? Are We Actually Trumping Hate with Love?
I was discussing politics on Facebook when a dear friend dropped the following quotation on me:"The night was sad. The center failed to hold. Did I blame the rioting kids? I did. Did I blame Trump? I...
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Stop Blaming Millennials for a Possible Trump Presidency
I entered ungracefully into a conversation about age and politics a few months ago. I was trying to be a bit of an instigator in hopes that people would then think about the underlying implications,...
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A Eulogy for my MacBook Pro
I forget that most people don't write. Sure, we all do these days. We text and tweet and post on our walls. We load content into documents for work. We may even construct a clever email on occasion....
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On Representation and Real Issues: Why Good Guys Will Vote for Hillary
I caught myself, the other day, wishing this were an election on the issues.Some ember was flaring up as I imagined the Bern up on that debate stage lighting it on fire. It was hard to envision Senator...
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On Bleeding Heart Ache and Love to Do
My mother recently informed me that I may have a congenital heart defect. She has it. It's genetic. Logic follows. Her doctor wants me to get some tests, but a communication mishap got me dropped off...
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Beyond Thanks: Give the Gift of Affirmation
I don't entirely remember the context of my exhaustion. I think this was right after my computer crashed. What I do know is that my car was in the shop and my brother-in-law had just picked me up for...
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Can We Just Scrap the Whole Thing?
I've been feeling this unexpected sympathy for Trump supporters lately. Yes, it requires a thought process on their part that they're likely not participating in. It's possible the walls they have up...
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On Ophiuchus I Say Oh Fuck Yes!
It was a classic Wright family moment. In the latter rounds of Know It or Blow It, my aunt's team was tasked with naming the 12 signs of the zodiac. Feeling confident, she exclaimed, "That's my kinda...
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Impermanence, Irreverence, and American Exceptionalism
In 1840, Northern Liberties, Pennsylvania---now a Philadelphia neighborhood---was one of the top ten cities in the U.S. for population. It was 1870 when San Francisco became the first West Coast city...
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The Resistance is Only Three Senators Away
I need you to remember one key thing: the resistance isn't far off. We don't have to wait four years to counter the likely damage of this Trump presidency or even the two years to midterms to rein him...
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The Case for Classifying Trump Voters as Domestic Terrorists
I've been seeking out an article that makes an attempt at the Trump Doctrine, so I was excited when my Facebook offered up this Mother Jone's piece yesterday. It included an argument I'd heard...
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