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May 31, 2026
Summertime News.
‘Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose.’
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May 28, 2026
Music of Place: Remembering the Genius of Phil Aaberg.
Going local, to address the universal.
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May 22, 2026
The Post-Trump Era Is Beginning.
Four ways of thinking about what comes next.
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May 13, 2026
Trump Lands in Beijing: What I'm Watching For.
The Chinese are ready. And the US???
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May 5, 2026
What We Don't Know, Can Kill Us: Part 3.
A quick trip through the past 35 years. What Iran remembers and (most) Americans don't. And why that matters.
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April 28, 2026
‘Be Not Simply Good. Be Good for Something.’
As American and Israeli bombs fall on Tehran, an Iranian scholar looks to Henry David Thoreau for connection and guidance.
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April 20, 2026
What We Don't Know, Can Kill Us: Part 2.
Ronald Reagan's legacy lives on in many ways, good and bad. But Americans have forgotten too much about what he did with, and to, Iran. Here's why that matters.
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