“We have a Republican party with no principles, but a spine, and we have a Democratic party with principles, but no spine.”— Allan Lichtman, author of The Case for Impeachment Surveying the wretched hellscape of the American presidency and the Democrats’ efforts to combat the...
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I’ve never been one to predict the future, but the aging process and its impact on my hair has given me a glimpse into divination. It will happen on week two or three of the fall semester. I’ll finish lecturing, and a back-row student will...
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It’s 6 a.m. My eyes are halfway open and coffee has not been poured. Yet the demands keep rolling in.
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It’s one thing to deconstruct and analyze and condemn the institutions of patriarchy and their flaws. It’s another one to feel their bruises on your skin, and their grasping hands pulling your hair and covering your mouth as you scream. Alice Minium Women quickly learn...
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“The important thing is the presidency,” Nixon continued. “If need be, save the presidency from the President.” Bob Woodward, The Final Days It’s funny what makes you think. And what it makes you think about. I was driving home in the rainy dark, Washington State...
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In 1997, I arrived in Davis, a small university town in Northern California. It had cultural activities, good schools, and lots of parks; at the time, it was a fantastic fit for me, a displaced Midwestern boy unaccustomed to the insane frenetic energy of the...
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Does domestic violence affect only the two people in an intimate relationship who live together? Should it be extended to partners who don’t live together and to all victims of domestic violence including children and family members?  Is physical violence the only type of domestic...
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I'm bettin' Beto's chances are zippo. I believe he's sincere and probably a little too honest. If he couldn't beat Grandpa Munster, no way can he take on the anti-Christ.
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