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Our slide back into fear and loathing is about reading

“Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours … You, the mothers who …

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Let’s not go overboard changing historical names

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When my family moved from southwestern Ohio to northern Virginia in January 1963, it was the oddest sort of culture shock. We were right in the middle of the Civil War centennial, which meant almost nothing in Ohio but was sort of a big deal in Virginia. In fact, the house my parents had purchased …

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