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The "How to Talk About..." Collection

This ongoing series takes current hot-button issues and offers tips on how (and how not to) start a conversation on the topic with someone on the Right or a Trump voter.

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After No Kings, I Walked Into a Conservative Bar

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As another round of No Kings protests spreads across the nation, I’m republishing this piece from October 2025 about what happened when I left an event early and struck up a conversation with someone who saw the world very d...

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