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Jayme Kurland
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Nov 11, 2019

What Does it Mean to Support our Vets?

On this Veteran’s Day, I feel it’s important to discuss what it means to support our troops and our veterans. The rhetoric surrounding our military often is a conservative talking point, as is patriotism and the idolatry around the American flag. But here in lies the problem. Supporting our troops…

Veterans

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Veterans

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Aug 16, 2017

A Confederacy of Snowflakes

Ok, so let me get this straight. Taking down a statue of a losing general in a war fought 150 years ago, according to many white supremacists including Peter Cvjetanovic, threatens the rights of “white European culture.” And yet liberals are the snowflakes? Maybe you should get over the war…

Alt Right

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Alt Right

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Feb 12, 2017

The Protest Songs were Already Written Many Years Ago

Last night, I went to see Punch Brothers banjoist Noam Pikelny and Anais Mitchell play at Harvard’s Sanders Theater. The concert was a wonderful, funny, and impressive evening of banjo, new and old songs, and jokes. It was a welcome distraction from the chaos in our lives. Both Anais and…

Music

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Music

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Feb 2, 2017

America the Beautiful, at least for now…

“Who will gainsay that the parks contain the highest potentialities of national pride, national contentment, and national health? A visit inspires love of country; begets contentment; engenders pride of possession; contains the antidote for national restlessness…. [He/She] is a better citizen with a keener appreciation of the privilege of living…

National Parks

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America the Beautiful, at least for now…
America the Beautiful, at least for now…
National Parks

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Jan 28, 2017

Too Many Issues for 1 Postcard

Yesterday after work, I headed to the neighborhood pub with my friends to have a beer and write postcards to my representatives, as part of the #womensmarch action list, 10 Items/100 Days. As I wrote my first postcard (to John McCain), I realized I had a lot more to say…

Womens March

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Womens March

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Jayme Kurland

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