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The Business of Destabilizing

Angry Trump Art

This essay is a hypothesis: If you are worried that Trump is trying to derail democracy, you are right, but not in the way you think. Why is he doing what heโ€™s doing? He most …

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I am angry, hurt, and exhausted

I have to admit that I am angry, hurt, and exhausted. Today is my 28th anniversary. The sad truth is that for the first time ever, I forgot my anniversary. When I was walking out …

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Messages Matter

  As the 2020 presidential campaign draws to a conclusion (hopefully), I think it would be good to pause for a moment and consider how the current vitriol and divisiveness challenges the strengths of our …

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A small southern town and her monument

**This article was a work in progress updated as a repository of this story about the monument. It was a continually evolving story over three months. First published 6/25/20; last updated 9/26/20** To share this …

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Anti-Racist Monument Presented to City Leaders

The local Confederate monument here in Cleveland, Tennessee continues to inspire demonstrations and interest both within the local community and across the nation. Today, the City Council heard statements from the community. I spoke to …

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Confederate monument brings out the hate

**This is an abridged version of the full 16,000+ word monument account which can be found here.** [arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ZCCYdIG2M&feature=youtu.be” /] In 1812, my great-great-great-grandfather moved with his twenty slaves to east Tennessee. My middle name, …

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The violence of alienation

โ€œA fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.โ€ -Proverbs 18:2- โ€œWe are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried …

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