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When reality clashes with anchored beliefs
What will happen as the turmoil of this presidency confronts the MAGA faithful?
Apr 26
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If you can't sing, whistle. But do something.
The American resistance to Trumpism is emerging, but it requires full engagement
Apr 19
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REX SMITH
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Getting a nation's birthday gift ready
Next year is America's 250th -- but is there any will to celebrate it?
Apr 12
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REX SMITH
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If the daffodils can make it, so can we
Amid the chaos of Trump's assault on America, there are reasons for hope
Apr 5
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REX SMITH
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March 2025
When talk of a banana revealed truth
And how today's public officials do their best to obscure it
Mar 29
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REX SMITH
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Listening to peepers and wood frogs
Trust in the dependability of government is falling, but there are steps we can take
Mar 23
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REX SMITH
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Wait 'til tomorrow
Dear Upstate American readers,
Mar 22
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REX SMITH
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Hearing a woodpecker and a philosopher
Both nature and literature offer advice on how we can resist Trumpism
Mar 15
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REX SMITH
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Trump proves Nietzsche was right
Aid cuts bring turmoil to religious charities. Who will care if even they don't?
Mar 8
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REX SMITH
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Of rope-a-dopes and opossums
Hanging back is not always surrender, but a fight for what's right can't be avoided
Mar 1
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February 2025
A warning from the Lion of Judah
Perhaps the most consequential act of the Trump presidency is now in court
Feb 22
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REX SMITH
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Ignorant leaders and rotting grain
The USAID debacle is one element of a broad attack on American values that we must not tolerate
Feb 15
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