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Seal of the Minnesota National Guard | wikimedia commons

The good and bad with Tim Walz's record.

A perspective from a fellow Minnesota National Guardsman.
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Georgia Governor Lester Maddox pedals a bicycle backwards | Georgia State University Library, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The trouble with open primaries.

By Bill Merritt I grew up in Georgia during the Civil Rights era and have some experience with the way open primaries can go awry. One of the first ballots I ever cast was in the 1966 gubernatorial primary. Being Republican I, naturally, cast it in for Democrat Lester Maddox.
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Buck Angel in Faces of Gender, from the Faces of X YouTube Channel

What if we’re all partially right?

Or rather: most of us are partially right, but some of us are more right than others
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Fish That Enter the Sea

By Elias Leventhal The abysmal mental health of modern teenagers seems to be on a lot of people's minds. It's a constant presence in the news cycle, a disturbing rumble underneath the higher-pitched whines of the current crises du jour. Commentators have proposed scores of
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A Letter to My Narcissistic Ex

By Maureen Elyse Gilbert  This essay was originally published on Marueen’s blog, “Notes from a Midlife Crisis,” and has been lightly edited from the original. "You're so vain. You probably think this song is about you." - Carly Simon Dear America, It’s been almost two
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Terrorphobia

By John Randolph When I was a kid, I was terrified of spiders. My darkest moment came while on fifth grade summer vacation at my friend Jack’s cottage. We had lugged his raft — a sturdy, homemade bundle of wood and foam and cordage — from winter storage to the beach
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Show your face and say what you mean

By Mo Perry This piece has been slightly edited from Mo’s substack, The Unfurling, where it originally appeared. My eye’s been twitching for weeks. I’ve been putting myself in an uncomfortable space on purpose. My eye twitches, and I let it twitch. I notice it — there it
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Fort Erie Border Crossing, Fort Erie, Ontario | Ken Lund, Flickr

Canada’s Ableist Immigration Policies

By Sarah Rugheimer  Canada is widely known for its multiculturalism, its universal healthcare, and its hockey obsession. Many regard it as the friendly northern neighbor of a much more flawed country. But is it really so friendly? Canada has a little-known law that includes some of the most eugenic
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When Your Karma Runs Over Your Dogma

By Anonymous in California “Don’t let your karma run over your dogma.” I heard this cheeky saying on the radio when I was in high school, and immediately laughed then tucked it away in the back of my mind to pull out at an opportune moment. Of course, back
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Beyond the Biological Imperative: Having Kids When Everything Sucks

By Jonathan Kass You are programmed to want children. You’re past thirty now and the cajoling from your genes is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Do it, they wheedle. Everyone likes you. The world needs more people just like you. That may be true, you think. You have always
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I can't open Instagram anymore

I can't open Instagram anymore

I can’t open Instagram anymore By Preeti Kulkarni I can’t open Instagram anymore. Every time I do, I see a line of infographics reposted by various well meaning acquaintances, designed to spread awareness about the various evils plaguing our society but that always feel one-note and performative.
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How Did I...

By Barney Adams I read Tangle daily, and remembered that the word “entrepreneur” was mentioned along with the announcement that the publication welcomed essays from its readers. Without thinking (a natural reaction), I thought. “I am an entrepreneur, I like to write… why not grace them with a story?” When