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Thoughts to start off the work week

Selling your soul for a mess of pottage: The politics of morality and racism

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What have we given up of long-term value for our short-term gains?

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The New Deal should serve as inspiration for our response to today’s crises.

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A West Point history professor suggests to prevent a racist future we must understand our racist past.

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Phone calls can produce anxiety. They can also be the best way to reach out to someone who needs a human touch. Take that chance.

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My unwillingness to stop and ask for help put me squarely in a situation where I was “thinking while male.”

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Understanding compromises made for unity is the start to addressing the underlying causes of our cleavages.

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I have a confession to make. I have lived in assisted living my entire life.

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As winter departs and we discover newfound optimism, perhaps it is time to revisit what we “really” want to do.

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Reducing the gaps between ourselves and others can only come when we live life up close, giving full attention to the world’s detail.

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Presidents Day thoughts: extraordinary presidents can come from and be shaped by ordinary places.