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Notes from a Tender DemocracyWith this project, I hope to transcend the (false) binary we often rely on to make sense of the current American political polarization. With a sociological lens, we can deepen our shared humanity and expand our capacity for mutual understanding.
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Warehouses Are for Things, Not People
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We Used to Know How to Grieve Together
On September 11, 2001, I was 22. I remember it like it was yesterday. It also feels like lifetimes ago.
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Is it Writer’s Block or Imposter Syndrome?
In the words of Taylor Swift, “this is me trying.”1
This isn’t the essay I thought I would post next. I think it might be the essay I need to write though.
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The Court that Isn't a Court
The Court Inside the Executive (Branch)
Most Americans hear the word court and assume independence, neutrality, and some real distance from the administration in power. This assumption (mostly) makes sense for federal courts created u...
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I am a mother; a sociologist; a wife; a good friend; a writer; a white American woman; a hiker; political; deeply empathetic. I am starting to write to make sense of our current chaos and shared humanity.
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