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If we are a nation of law, what do we do about a bad law?

I’m working on an article about a greatly heroic man whose act in saving thousands of desperate refugees and immigrants centered on defiance of one of his country’s laws. Actually not a law, but an executive order. I think of … Continue reading

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My Resistance does NOT include going to a spa

This morning reading the Times I saw the breaking news about how Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from the U.S. is being applied–immediately. I’m no longer surprised at my days of outrage punctuated by bouts of nausea. Although this time … Continue reading

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My holiday gift list. What’s yours?

In the November 14-27, 2016 New York magazine, Jonathan Chait offered a powerful cry to action, “Citizens, United,” in which he wrote: American small-D democrats need to treat the election of Trump’s party in a way not unlike how we … Continue reading

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