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    If you think radicalization is a one-sided issue, you’re part of the problem

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    If you think radicalization is a one-sided issue, you’re part of the problem

    I didn’t know a lot about Charlie Kirk before last week. I knew he was a young (to me) MAGA-verse star and that we likely disagreed on a whole lot of things. So what? I disagree with so many folks on both ends of the political spectrum that the only person I usually do agree with is the man in the mirror — and even he and I agree only about 63 percent of the time.  Because Charlie Kirk never came to my front door to debate — unlike some folks who immediately regretted that decision — he didn’t occupy […]

    Stuck in the middle with … nobody

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    Stuck in the middle with … nobody

    If America has a problem, I think we can all agree that it’s that no driver understands what the word “yield” means. Perhaps those signs would be more effective if they read “Hey, buddy! Slow yer roll!” If America has two problems, however, I think we can all agree that it’s gotta be extreme polarization — which is fine for sunglasses and some white bears who drink Coca-Cola around Christmas. Actually, we can’t all agree on anything in America these days, except that polar bears should wear sunglasses and yield when a seal is turning right. Our nation hasn’t been […]

    Let’s be more than just neighbors, eh?

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    Let’s be more than just neighbors, eh?

    Much has been made of President Trump’s persistent and immature needling of America’s top ally, Canada, and his suggesting that our neighbors to the north could become our 51st state. It has led the world’s nicest folks booing our national anthem and — I hope this doesn’t alarm anyone — fights during a hockey match between Team USA and Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Fights. During a hockey match. Right there on the ice! Who’d’ve thunk it?! Of course, the U.S. anthem ain’t so great musically — not to mention it’s from Francis Scott Key’s gloating poem about […]

    Break out of your bubble and attempt to regain the ability to reason

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    Break out of your bubble and attempt to regain the ability to reason

    Too many Americans live inside of partisan bubbles. In a country that is pretty much split 50/50 into two camps, that’s not a recipe for progress or getting much of anything done.  Worse, many Americans prefer to get their news from biased sources that present just one side of an issue as legitimate. As a former journalist, I know that there is always another side to the story. It may not be the right side. It may be an evil side. But there always is another side, and if you ignore it, you are sabotaging your own ability to reason. […]