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All the pretty hot dogs.
By Carl Crawford
For my tenth birthday, my grandfather got me the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball. I do not know…
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Why the gender debate should focus on the medicine.
By Anonymous MD
Editor's Note: This article is an updated version of a previously published piece by Anonymous…
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The good and bad with Tim Walz's record.
A perspective from a fellow Minnesota National Guardsman.…
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The trouble with open primaries.
By Bill Merritt
I grew up in Georgia during the Civil Rights era and have some experience with the way…
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What if we’re all partially right?
Or rather: most of us are partially right, but some of us are more right than others…
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Fish That Enter the Sea
By Elias Leventhal
The abysmal mental health of modern teenagers seems to be on a lot of people's…
A Letter to My Narcissistic Ex
By Maureen Elyse Gilbert
This essay was originally published on Marueen’s blog, “Notes from a Midlife Crisis,” and has…
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Terrorphobia
By John Randolph
When I was a kid, I was terrified of spiders.
My darkest moment came while on fifth…
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Show your face and say what you mean
By Mo Perry
This piece has been slightly edited from Mo’s substack, The Unfurling, where it originally appeared.
My…
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Canada’s Ableist Immigration Policies
By Sarah Rugheimer
Canada is widely known for its multiculturalism, its universal healthcare, and its hockey obsession. Many regard it…
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When Your Karma Runs Over Your Dogma
By Anonymous in California
“Don’t let your karma run over your dogma.” I heard this cheeky saying on the…
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Beyond the Biological Imperative: Having Kids When Everything Sucks
By Jonathan Kass
You are programmed to want children. You’re past thirty now and the cajoling from your genes…