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Archibald: Alabama kowtows to censors, moves to criminalize librarians

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[ This is an opinion column. Don’t say this isn’t censorship. Don’t tell me it’s not book banning. Don’t claim the criminalization of ideas is liberty. (I don’t think that word means what you think it means.) Please don’t say preventing others from reading things you disagree with is freedom. And in the name of … Read more

Dear Annie: A strategy for responding to political discussions

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[ Dear Annie: The way I have learned to respond to political discussions with people with whom I disagree is to adopt an attitude of curiosity. I genuinely ask why they think the way they do. This leads to a less contentious discussion where they can share their ideas and I can learn both about … Read more