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Modernism, Postmodernism, and the American Mind
Why our civic life shifted from certainty to suspicion, and what’s left in the ruins of truth.
Sep 16
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No More Liquid I.V. for the Republic
The American center mistook a fantasy for history, and the hangover has finally arrived.
Sep 15
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Bittersweet History In Every Sip
Reflecting on sweet tea.
Sep 10
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The Empire of Debt and Liberty
From colonies to companies to states and still paying the bill.
Sep 9
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One Nation, Divisible
Postwar unity was the exception. Our true history is patchwork, uneven, and cruel.
Sep 8
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The Light We Build Next
When the old light fades, the work is not to restore it, but to build anew.
Sep 3
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The Coming Fall
Every season shifts. Every administration settles. The question is: into what?
Sep 2
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August 2025
You Think Ya Betta Than Me?!
On Expertise, Resentment, and Who Gets to Be Right.
Aug 29
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News Buffet of Despair
One more plate of lukewarm headlines we can’t stop eating.
Aug 28
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City States in the Republic
Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit
Aug 27
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The Five States of American History
From Plymouth Rock to Mar-a-Lago.
Aug 26
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The Quiet Disillusionment of a Living Document
What the Constitution’s longest silences reveal about America’s crises.
Aug 25
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