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Margaret Atwood and the Lessons of Materialism

On the Meaning of Margaret Atwood’s Annex NIMBYism

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On Democratic Resilience: Shut Out of the WHA, Taiwan Approves Gay Marriage

Why Taiwan’s Approval of Gay Marriage Matters.

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Canada at 150: Point to the Dead Bodies (and Keep Pointing)

How Should Progressives Respond to Canada’s 150th Birthday?

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The Aggrieved Conscience: Reading Philip Roth on Inauguration Week

What Can Philip Roth’s Fiction Teach Us As Trump’s Inauguration Looms?

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Deep Cut – “Christmas Time Is Here”

Diana Krall’s take on the Guaraldi- and Mendelson-penned tune could provide a necessary push for an incorporation of that which is typically only stressed during the holiday season into year-round efforts to take on personal challenges and frightening trends.

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On the Rough Beast Within

Did W.B. Yeats Predict the Rise of Donald Trump?

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All is Not Lost

Searching For Hope After Trump’s Victory.

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After the Demagogue

What Comes After the Election?

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The False Commons: A Blue-Bottled World in Palo Alto

What Can the Culture of Silicon Valley Not See?

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Feudal Superheroes in an Age of Empire

What do Jason Bourne, Superman, Batman, and Frank Underwood have in common?

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