The Backstory
Baimba Yilla, EdDExploring the emotional engine beneath our modern politics
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 31 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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No Free Pass
It was hardly a surprise.
The President of the United States said for the world to hear that he regretted nominating Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
His beef had nothing to do with conce...
Contempt
Seeing Africa Beyond the Gaze
A deep contempt for Africa runs through conversations in many corners of the world, a profound absence of respect that presumes inferiority and denies Africans equal dignity.
The Fear We Should Fear
We’ve been here before, and it’s as frightening now as it was then.
We’ve been here before, and it’s as frightening now as it was then.
Trust Deficit
On the taxi ride home from the airport earlier this month, I became convinced the driver was trying to overcharge us.
On the taxi ride home from the airport earlier this month, I became convinced the driver was trying to overcharge us.
Our National Rot
Reframing ‘Culture and Anarchy’
There is something deeply disturbing about the people we’ve become, the culture we’ve allowed to take root beneath us, like cracks spreading through the foundation of our lives.
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