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On Civic Trust: “Teach Us (How) to Trust” | Comment Magazine
Wise words from one of my favorite authors: When suspicion is the water in which we swim, then power, might, and tyranny start to look like lifeboats. Closer to home, though, the source of mistrust might be more quotidian and bottom-up. In some ways, our distrust is the outcome of our own perceived cleverness. We’re…
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I played a parenting sim disguised as the best video game I’ve ever played [The Witcher 3]
Oh no. Here it is. One of those moments where you’ve got to make a snap decision, but you can feel in your heart that it’s a biggie. Damn. If I let her go off and do this, she’s not ready. She’s going to get hurt. She doesn’t understand the risks. This could end badly…
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How to contact your Congressman … and be heard
From this Tweet: Advice on contacting your reps. This advice can apply not just to Dems but to independents and others opposing Trump admin policies pic.twitter.com/McjsPFJITN — Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) January 25, 2017 Came these images, which outline how to contact your representatives and be heard (whatever party you side with): [the list each day]…
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Engaging with “Can’t Even”
I wrote a post last week in an attempt to lay out what I think is a biblical response to the ridiculousness of a Trump presidency. I’ve had so many “can’t even” moments in the past week, I’ve run out of curse words and I’ll need to call my congressmen every day for a month…
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Approaching the “Can’t Even”
I’ve been largely silent for most of the past several months both here and in much of social media. One part of that reticence flows from my growing feeling that I don’t have anything to say that’s worth taking your time and attention to read. That’s a complex set of feelings and thoughts which I…
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