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Living through Impeachment 2: The Insurrection Special
A little over a year ago I wrote about the first impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump. Reading back over that screed now, I can’t help but see how adorably naive I was then. November of 2019 was before Covid-19 cost the US over 450,000 lives, before staying home was the safest bet, before […]
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It’s time to cross the street
When considered, so many of our problems in the United States are the result of our collective distaste for crossing the street. I mean it mostly in a figurative sense, but even quite literally it’s true. As children, we are taught to look both ways before crossing. There may be traffic coming that we need […]
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So Your Black Square Didn’t Work?
Remember back in June when you put that little black square up on your social media because you wanted to publicly show that you do not tolerate racism? You and all your friends made a statement with the black square communicating that what happened to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other Black Americans is […]
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Living Through Impeachment
When learning about the process of impeaching a president, the first one in any history book was Richard Nixon. The Watergate break in, the Washington Post’s heroics, the tapes, the resignation. It was a story about how Democracy worked, even if it was awfully dramatic. I always wondered what I would have done as an […]
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Political Fatigue
In 50 years, American history books will either be wild or watered down to a point where the significance of what’s going on will seem pretty small. Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen’s sentencings probably won’t even make the cut for what kids will learn about. In a few years, most of the story about the […]
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WYMAT: Gearing Up for November
Watching the news feels surreal these days. I prefer to consume news via podcasts and NPR radio stations, and, yes, the news still doesn’t seem like real life. Then I go seek out other news, only to realize that the only good news comes from sports these days. I’m sure sports is due for a […]
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El Paso Produces a Champion?
Beto O’Rourke? More like Bae-to O’Rourke, with how enamored people are with him across the country. Recently, I committed to this whole “living in Texas” thing and with that I’ve been acquainting myself with one Beto O’Rourke from El Paso, Texas. People seem to like this man a little bit, many folks have signs for […]
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On Outrage and Superiority: Why It’s OK to Not Be Mad About Politics
Imagine, if you will, the following purely hypothetical scenario: Something happens in the world of politics. Say, a Supreme Court justice retires. Or our president cozies up to Vladimir Putin. Outlandish, I know. You open up Twitter or some other social media platform. You begin typing, expressing your feelings as cleverly, succinctly, or intelligently as you can […]
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Hallowed Ground
On Wednesday, the University of Nebraska announced that Ron Brown would be named the new director of player development for the Nebraska Football Program. Brown previously coached at Liberty University, and returns to Nebraska after coaching in multiple roles over a 24 year stretch in Lincoln, ending in 2014. Brown’s hiring has garnered praise from […]
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Zero tolerance
I try not to judge people based solely on their political philosophy. We’re all allowed differing perspectives on what might be the best way to move forward with all sorts of different topics. Difference in opinion has never been a reason for me to write someone off, especially as there’s usually at least one case […]
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