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My Year of Not Buying BooksIn December 2017, the novelist Ann Patchett wrote an op-ed in the New York Times called “My Year of No Shopping.” I read it, then my…Jan 16, 20191Jan 16, 20191
Dear Members of the NRA,This object you worship exists for one reason: to bring death to living things and people. It’s hard for me to understand why this killing…Nov 10, 20181Nov 10, 20181
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