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Maria Reppas

Abolish the Iowa caucuses

The Iowa caucuses are unethical and do a great disservice to all Americans.

3 min readMar 29, 2022

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Abolish the Iowa caucuses

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Maria Reppas

How Iowa can plug its brain drain

If Iowa wants to stop its well-known brain drain, equity training for school systems is the plug.

1 min readMar 17, 2022

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Maria Reppas

We let teens fire guns. Why are we afraid to let them read books?

All of this national debate over banning books is confusing and contradictory.

3 min readFeb 5, 2022

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We let teens fire guns. Why are we afraid to let them read books?

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Maria Reppas

Don’t mistake Elizabeth Holmes as a shocking outlier. Another Theranos will come.

Potentially misdiagnosing and killing patients cannot be the sole moral barometer for ethical behavior in Silicon Valley.

3 min readJan 16, 2022

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Don’t mistake Elizabeth Holmes as a shocking outlier. Another Theranos will come.

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Maria Reppas

bell hooks prompted us to see how biases distort reality

Unlike the average internet troll, hooks strategically used provocative language to make her points.

3 min readDec 19, 2021

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bell hooks prompted us to see how biases distort reality

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Maria Reppas

I’m the worst kind of Democrat: A limousine liberal sending my kid to private school

Stop reinforcing the idea that America’s poor must run to the benevolent rich for help.

4 min readSep 7, 2021

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I’m the worst kind of Democrat: A limousine liberal sending my kid to private school

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Maria Reppas

Feminism doesn’t need any more ‘help’ from two-faced men

Buying and selling feminism is nothing new.

3 min readSep 2, 2021

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Feminism doesn’t need any more ‘help’ from two-faced men

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Maria Reppas

What Would the Rescue of Jessica McClure Look Like in 2019?

A lot less sympathy, a lot more shame, and probably criminal charges.

4 min readSep 7, 2019

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What Would the Rescue of Jessica McClure Look Like in 2019?

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Maria Reppas

Maria Reppas

Published in the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, Scary Mommy, USA Today, and Ms. Magazine. All opinions are my own. www.mariareppas.com

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