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The lessons of the loon in 2024
What message do we take from the haunting cry that crosses northern waters?
Jul 20
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REX SMITH
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When authenticity is at stake
Beware businesses and politicians posing as authentic -- and easily abandoning their supposed principles
Jul 13
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REX SMITH
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What your lawn shows us about democracy
Nature needs diversity more than order, and that's true of politics, too
Jul 6
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REX SMITH
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June 2024
Post-debate, it's time to clean the junk drawer
Democrats owe it to the nation to find a way to beat Donald Trump
Jun 29
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REX SMITH
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Ten Commandments are not schoolwork
Louisiana's politicians may make a statement with their new law, but they're not doing anything for moral instruction in the schools
Jun 22
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REX SMITH
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Outrage should meet this horror show
An increasingly apathetic society needs to remember that disengagement doesn't yield progress
Jun 15
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REX SMITH
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Political courage is a scarce commodity
Too many pressures push against the kind of bravery that we say we like in politicians
Jun 8
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REX SMITH
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Napoleon, the Lost Cause of the South, and the Trump verdict
Myths may persist, even when their purveyors lose. Sometimes they matter.
Jun 1
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REX SMITH
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May 2024
The flag, the court and a question of ethics
We all have a stake in the controversy involving Trump symbols at a justice's homes
May 25
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REX SMITH
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No, Trump's prosecution isn't harming American justice
But the former president and his backers put us at risk in their unfounded attacks on the American legal system
May 18
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REX SMITH
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Too much weird political news? It's not good for us
We're distracted from what needs to draw our attention
May 11
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Springtime for contortionists in America
On climate change and other issues, Donald Trump demands more than a twist
May 4
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REX SMITH
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