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We are less than ten days into the new year and a little more than ten days out from the new Trump Administration. In my last post, I said I had no interest in analyzing the year we’d just experienced or making predictions for this next one. I stand by that.
I’m a freelance journalist, living in Eugene, Oregon. I was in the midst of posting news on X about…
This essay is part of “(There is Nothing New) Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes demonstrating that…
Much has been written about the role of Republicans in Congress enabling former president Donald Trump. Albert R. Hunt…
Musk’s “free speech” app froze my account after it banned journalist Ken Klippenstein, doubling down on political censorship. Elon…
I’m surprised to find myself, at sixty-three, new in town and branded with a scarlet letter: A for Affair….
My eyes are hot, then wet, my tears like someone else’s. I am writing my first novel, imagining the…
When my husband and I go out in public—daily, many times a day—we’re assailed with stares, bemused looks, as…
This post was originally posted on Medium and is generously provided with permission by the author. I embrace my…