A Surreal Time

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As a child, it seemed living through history was a missed opportunity. This then-adolescent looked back at Watergate with envy. The Iran Contra Affair’s significance didn’t strike me at the time. Although its hearings kept me riveted. Despite his actions, which this then 9-year-old didn’t comprehend, Col. Oliver North intrigued me. I was a young and repressed gay boy. Do the math. With all that said, Watergate still loomed large.

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Rev. Jason Carson Wilson, M. Div.

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Rev. Jason Carson Wilson is a Washington, D.C.-based United Church of Christ minister and freelance journalist dedicated to creating positive change for all.

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