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Gloria Steinem died. Now she’s being canceled by leftist internet warriors. Does she deserve it?
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The Human Printer and the Gringo Sandinista
Two children were raised in the same evangelical crucible in Southern California. Both grew up to worship an authoritarian dictator.
Aug 24
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“How Are We Supposed to Believe You Fled the USA for Safety If You’re Telling People Where You Are Now?”
I answer, again and in greater detail, a recurring question some of you keep asking. Take notes. I don’t want to have to do this again.
Aug 21
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The Potato Remembers What Spain Erased
In Madrid, the national dish is a quechua-language confession almost no one tries to understand.
Aug 19
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Corporate Media Wants You to Think Being a Woman Influencer Marks You For Murder. But It's Not True.
The democratization of visibility turns regular people into celebrities, without the protections that come with corporate-endorsed celebrity, leading to…
Aug 18
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United States News Media Turned a Contained Immigration Crisis in Spain Into Propaganda for Trump's White Chistofascist Immigration Agenda
From Fox to the wire desks, American outlets obediently recast a minor Spanish migration issue as a terrifying existential threat to whiteness, to…
Aug 5
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Is United States Tap Water Making You Fat and Sick?
The chemistry in the American tap — and the deregulation letting it stay there — is a public-health story hiding in plain sight.
Aug 4
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Beware the Communal Narcissist
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Jul 30
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The Incredible Pressure Among Enlightened United States Latinos to Hate Spain
While many people engage in presentism when discussing the past, U.S. Latinos tend to do the opposite, assuming Spain today is the same as Spain in…
Jul 28
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Opinion: Trump's Malignant Narcissism and Sociopathy Are On Track to Ruin the World Economy in a Matter of Weeks
When your country is losing the Iran war but your president is psychologically broken and incapable of admitting defeat, you better believe he'll…
Jul 25
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The Crime of Compassion: What the Arrest of Fergie Chambers Tells Us About Where We Are Now
A wealthy man who gave his fortune to Gaza's wounded sits in a Spanish jail, awaiting extradition to Trump's USA, a country that now calls charity…
Jul 15
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"If It's So Great There, Why Are They All Coming Here?"
An answer to the most annoying question my fellow Americans ask me about Mexico now that I'm here and loving it
Jul 12
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