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Free Speech’s Double-Edged Champions and Other Challenges
Tolerance for dissent has a long history of overcoming censorship, hypocrisy, and a never-ending fight for the freedom to describe the world as one sees…
Sep 15
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Democrats Flipped Colorado
Colorado progressives built a new organizational network that overwhelmed Republicans more focused on in-fighting than winning elections.
Sep 8
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Grandstanding Undermines Genuine Dialogue
Moral grandstanding is rotting online discourse, cheapening essential words and rewarding performative cruelty over genuine dialogue.
Sep 1
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Albert Camus on the Courage to Resist Authoritarianism
Camus, the founder of absurdism, risked his life in the French Resistance. His lessons remain urgent for divided societies.
Aug 25
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Why Working Class Voters Are Leaving the Democrats Behind
Democrats’ post-2024 soul-searching reveals deep losses among working-class and minority voters that had been in progress since Trump's first election.
Aug 18
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Why Illiberalism is as American as its Liberal Rights
Steven Hahn reveals how deeply illiberal ideas are entrenched in the United States, challenging conventional beliefs about America's national identity.
Aug 11
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Stolen Pride: How Pike County’s Lost Status Fueled a Political Shift
The decline of coal jobs and rising resentment against “elite shaming” explains why so many voters in Pike County turned sharply to the GOP.
Aug 4
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Speculation, Storytelling, and the Perils of Overconfidence
Emotional attitudes frequently overwhelm objective assessments, leading to risks disguised as opportunities in financial markets.
Jul 28
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Time’s Echo and the Burden of Musical Memory
Jeremy Eichler explores how 20th-century music preserves memories of war and what it means when remembrance comes with ambiguity.
Jul 21
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Christopher Gerlacher
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The Dark Side of Achievement Culture in Digital Times
Byung-Chul Han paints a troubling picture of the impact the pressure to achieve and monetize life online leads to isolation.
Jul 14
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Lessons from the Askari: How Oppressive Regimes Endure
Discover what the askari story teaches about complicity, survival, and the mechanisms that sustain violent governments.
Jul 7
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Christopher Gerlacher
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What Stephen Hawking Teaches Us About Online “Truth”
A worldview that explains only a few things its proponents want isn’t a model—it’s a story. Here's how to spot the difference.
Jun 30
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Christopher Gerlacher
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