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The Best in Us and the Worst in Us
The outpouring of support for Ukraine and for strong sanctions against Russia is heartening. Some of it is performative as people take to...

David Matthews
Mar 4, 20223 min read
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Ukraine: Feelings of Horror, Outrage, Futility
Reports from Ukraine are grim. Russia is bombing Kyiv and Russian forces are converging on the capital. According to a Washington Post...

David Matthews
Feb 25, 20224 min read
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Cutting Through the Gibberish Around Critical Race Theory
It does not require the second coming of Émile Durkheim to notice that many Americans turn to comedians for information about social and...

David Matthews
Feb 25, 202213 min read
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The Surrealist Life of Leonora Carrington
Leonora Carrington's name was at best vaguely familiar, I may have come across her in museums or books here and there, but I knew...

David Matthews
Feb 6, 202214 min read
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The Anti-vax Brigade: Carrying on an Ignoble Tradition
The good news out of DC on Sunday was that the anti-mandate/anti-vax rally numbered only several thousand, far fewer than the 20,000...

David Matthews
Jan 26, 20225 min read
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January 6: Impressions, Deflections, Reflections, and a Tribute
The past week brought a deluge of reporting, analysis, and commentary on the events of January 6, 2021. Much was repetitive. Much was...

David Matthews
Jan 9, 20225 min read
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