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The Law of the Jungle: Our Teacher?
The Law of the Jungle: Our Teacher? by Robert C. Koehler 928 words Perhaps the primary value of war – from the point of view of national leaders and their loyal followers – is that it places 100 percent of the blame for whatever’s wrong on the other guy: the enemy. And thus there’s no
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Navigating My Political Identity in a Red State: A Louisianian’s Journey
Navigating My Political Identity in a Red State: A Louisianian’s Journey Timothy Holdiness 520 words Born into a Republican family in Louisiana, a state increasingly painted in shades of red, I grew up amidst conservative dialogues with honest values. My childhood was steeped in Republican ideologies, shaping my early political outlook. However, as I matured,
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Dangerous nostalgia
Dangerous nostalgia by Derek Royden 708 words “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”? –?George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. The last two American presidents from the Republican Party share a sad distinction, if for different reasons. George W. Bush bears the ultimate responsibility for the loss of at least a million lives in Iraq, while