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Let us find the common ground
Americans' tradition of shared spaces confronts a divided nation
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May 2023
Reflections on 'Take the Platonic Oath'
It's the Midweek Extra Edition of The Upstate American, for underwriting subscribers
May 31
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Demand the Platonic Oath
Information Disorder will only worsen as Artificial Intelligence spreads. We need a plan.
May 27
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REX SMITH
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Darwinism and the debt limit fight
Is the push to cut aid for the needy a challenge to humans' natural kindness, or a cold calculation of fitness to survive?
May 20
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Reflections on 'The better lesson of George Washington's cherry tree'
It's the Midweek Extra Edition of The UPSTATE AMERICAN, for supporting subscribers
May 17
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The better lesson of George Washington's cherry tree
There's more to the fable than the message that people of character don't lie
May 13
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Reflections on 'How to keep kids from learning about civics'
It's the Midweek Extra Edition of The UPSTATE AMERICAN, with thoughts for readers on the writing process.
May 10
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How to keep kids from learning about civics
As schools cut back, what's happening outside the classroom also discourages young people from caring about the privileges and duties of citizenship
May 6
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Reflections on 'A karmic warning from Rocky Balboa'
It's the Midweek Extra Edition of The UPSTATE AMERICAN, with thoughts for writers
May 3
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April 2023
A karmic warning from Rocky Balboa
Hold the glee over Tucker Carlson's firing from Fox -- because his brand of message manipulation isn't going away
Apr 29
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Innocent victims of American anger
Three shootings of young people who accidentally encountered strangers lead us to ask: Why?
Apr 22
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Reflections on 'A tug-of-war for democracy'
Midweek Extra Edition of The Upstate American for supporting subscribers
Apr 19
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