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The Liberal Backbone on WCPT Chicago with Joan Esposito
As you know if you’ve been following my posts and podcast episodes lately, I’m writing and releasing the chapters of my new book The Liberal Backbone in real time. When Joan Esposito of WCPT Chicago heard about it, she had an idea: a “radio book club,” with me coming on her show to talk about the…
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Liberal Backbone Chapter 3: What DOES It Mean to Be Woke?
I promised last time to clarify the meaning of the word ”woke.” In fact, it has two meanings — and they’re so different, they contradict each other. By…
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The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 2: Why Nothing Makes Sense
Photo: Gregor Mima, Pixelbay (Also available at Substack.) As I said in the previous chapter, liberals can be proud of being open to multiple opinions. But sometimes openness can…
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The Liberal Backbone
Ever since I published my book Patriots of Two Nations in 2020, I’ve been working on another one — a much bigger…
Slowly and then all at once
Ernest Hemingway is famous for the terse economy of his writing. And in one of the most resonant examples of that quality,…
To a Friend Planning to Vote for Trump
Listen to this episode with Apple Podcasts or any podcast app, at YouTube, or here. In a democracy, in normal times, we should try…