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We deserve better

Thomas Diehl | Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Did you know Joe Biden is facing sexual assault allegations? Maybe you did, because you are on Twitter a lot and noticed the recent #TimesUpBiden trend. Most of you, though, were probably unaware because no mainstream news sources have chosen to follow up on the story. Better yet, Joe Biden has yet to even address

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MLK, sound bites and the importance of context

Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, April 16, 2019

I recently read an opinion piece by former Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal. He begins it with a criticism of the identity politics that has become associated with modern American liberalism. Pushing back against this ideology, Jindal reminded us of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at the 1963 March on Washington — in which he dreamed his