Well folks, the final donut has been devoured, the last coffee poured, and the inaugural Donuts for Democracy discussion series […]
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Late one night, after everyone else had gone to bed, I sat alone listening to a video someone sent me—Dr.
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I’ll be honest: the only instrument I’ve ever mastered is playing the radio. And yet—somehow—I’ve found myself making music. Not
When a Poet, a Rock Star, and a Chatbot Walk into a Studio… Read More »
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We often explain the Civil War as a conflict over slavery, and while that’s true, the deeper constitutional rupture came
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