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What I've Learned the Past Eight Years About the Realities of American Politics, and What Needs to Change
A core lack of empathy, and a political system built on dysfunction, hypocrisy and self-interests, has led us to this fraught place. But there is hope…
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Why I'm Flying the Flag this Fourth of July and Committing Myself to Do All I Can to Protect What it Represents
With our democracy in peril like at no time since the Civil War, I am committing myself this Independence Day to doing all I can to save it, and will…
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June 2025

Why I Gave Up on the Democratic Party
I once hoped that Democrats could defend democracy and restore faith in American politics; instead, I see a party filled with its own hypocrisy, double…
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Craig Lazzeretti
Happy Juneteenth, the Day that Marks America's True Independence
As a lover of history, it's sad that I grew up in a nation that taught me nothing about this deeply important holiday; that needs to change for current…
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The Film Scene From the Great James Earl Jones That Speaks to Us Today
In "Clear and Present Danger," Jones' dying character teaches Harrison Ford's Jack Ryan what patriotism and being an American is all about. On "No Kings…
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May 2025

April 2025

Racism is Alive and Well in My Hometown, And It's Not Just MAGA That's Fueling It
A special school board election shows how easily local Democrats and so-called progressives can fall victim to blatant hypocrisy and implicit racism
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Finding Inspiration in the Early Years of Pope Francis
Navigating the terror of a military dictatorship of his native Argentina in the 1970s and '80s tied up Jorge Bergoglio in knots; his faith taught him…
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Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Sitting in a Notorious El Salvador Prison Today
No, it's not just because of the 77,302,580 Americans who voted for Trump; it's also because of the white suburban liberal who has spent eight years…
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March 2025

A Women's History Month Tribute to the Woman Who Transformed Latin Music Before Her Tragic Death 30 Years Ago Today
Like so many, I only became familiar with Selena Quintanilla after she lost her life to a bullet; 30 years later, her music, and legacy, speak to us in…
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Why I'm Ashamed to be a White American
It's not just because of the blatant racism that gave us MAGA and Trump; it's because of the liberal white hypocrisy that too often stands in the way of…
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What MAGA is and What MAGA isn't
The term means different things to different people; here's what it means to me, and why I think it's more an insidious way of thinking than a political…
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