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Don’t like statistics? It’s okay to start with common sense.
Who would be most motivated to want you to fear or hate someone else?
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The Politics of Cruelty
Turning human beings into political pawns.
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Seattle’s Embarrassing Anti-Asian History
Seattle has some awkward and shocking history.
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Chinese Robocalls Indignantly Revisited
It’s much worse than I previously thought.
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Cultural Traditions
New experiences give us a diverse palette with which to paint our lives.
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An Embarrassed Apology for Our #ShitholePresident
Eight years ago, almost to the very day, I met an amazing young lady named Martine. She is a rare gift in my life, one of those instant connections. I knew right away that we would be friends. The reason I know when we met is that a few days afterward, Haiti experienced its most…
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Compassion
Compassion, defined as the “sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings and misfortunes of others,” is something you either have or you don’t. At this moment in history, perhaps more than any other, it is obvious that no fence-sitting on this issue is acceptable. Pick a side. Own it. One shouldn’t have to have experienced…
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What I Love about Seattle, Washington
I’ve been living in this delightful city for 2 ½ years now, and I have never been happier. It sort of feels like I went to bed in Florida and I woke up in the Land of Reasonable People. Not a day goes by when I don’t look around in awe. How did I get…
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A Message to the World
Hello. I’m an American. Never in my life did I imagine that I would say this, but I am ashamed of the state of my country. I am embarrassed at the face we are currently showing to the world. This is not who we are. Never again will I look at another country and assume…
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Trump is the New Hitler
I have a German last name, and because of that I have always taken the events that led up to, and occurred during, World War II very seriously. Growing up, I was fascinated by the Diaries of Anne Frank and all things related to concentration camps. I was proud of the fact that my father…