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Essay writer (topics: life, politics, baseball, history, religion and philosophy, interesting people, kindness and decency), attorney/former AUSA, baseball lover, and avid reader. Explore my essays at: https://ehlersoneverything.blogspot.com/
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When Pete Buttigieg speaks this clearly about authoritarian behavior, it’s a reminder: this is not normal, and it’s not acceptable. Thanks to Jon Stewart and Pete for calling it out. Every American—left, right, and center—should be alarmed. Every American should protest.

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Michelle Goldberg has written a compelling op-ed on why it is so important for Democrats to aggressively fight Trump on the unconstitutional, cruel, and inhumane treatment of immigrants, including highly vulnerable people like Hernandez Romero. Morality needs to override politics on this issue.

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"In a political environment where almost everyone is avoiding clarity, Abbas just offered some. Israel — and the international community — must stop treating the PA like the ghost of peace processes past, and start treating it as a building block of the future." forward.com/opinion/7147...

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We need more public intellectuals like Carl Sagan, who was always willing to speak hard truths with eloquence and honesty.

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I am saddened today by the loss of Pope Francis. After he visited DC in 2015, I wrote this tribute. He spoke with moral clarity and led by example, living simply and acting compassionately. An inspirational leader for the secular and religious alike. ehlersoneverything.blogspot.com/2015/09/fran...

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