The Backbone Report
Heather P. WilsonCelebrating the courageous and encouraging the spineless to do better
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The Myth of Nonpartisan Local Politics
I live in a town that prides itself on “nonpartisan” elections. Candidates for local office in this town do not identify as either Republican or Democrat, and any discussions that veer into political topics are quickly dismissed as "too div...
The Power of NO
Just say no.
Very simple. Very eloquent. Very difficult.
Nancy Reagan popularized this slogan in the 1980s as the rallying call of the anti-drug campaign. Just say no to drugs. We need it now as the rallying call to fight against the...
Backbone Alert: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University
NOTE: The University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, and the University of Virginia have also informed the White House that they will not sign the Compact. Five down, four to go!
NOTE: This post has been updated to...
The Weaponization of Language
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words.
Philip Dick
These words from Philip Dick’s 1978 lecture1 were prophetic for the post-truth, post-reality world of 2025. Language shapes reality. We use language...
United we can prevail; divided we are in free-fall.
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Mark 3:25
United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions, which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs. Patrick Henry (1799)
A house divided...
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