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Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.
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Dancing with Dinosaurs

Dancing with Dinosaurs

2025-02-1402:48

A killer asteroid named Trump has hit the planet, just as a real one is bearing down on us. 
Elon is Everywhere

Elon is Everywhere

2025-02-0602:36

He's got your Social Security number, medical history and bank info. He's also dismantling the government. Worried yet?
Why We Hate Politics

Why We Hate Politics

2025-01-2402:50

Contempt for the people we elect is a constant theme in American culture and discourse. Will Trump be different?
Aside from presidential inaugurations, what's special about Jan. 20? Plenty.
Nice Guys Finish First

Nice Guys Finish First

2025-01-0302:58

Why the popular view of successful politicians as tough, scheming Machiavellians is dead wrong.
Bird Flu Blues

Bird Flu Blues

2024-12-0503:07

Remember Covid? Well, something worse may soon be upon us. 
Let's Talk Turkey

Let's Talk Turkey

2024-11-2103:04

Thanksgiving might not be the same, but maybe our traditional bird deserves a pardon.
If the recent election showed us anything, it's that young men need help. 
Bite the Ballot

Bite the Ballot

2024-10-3103:05

Why does America do such a terrible job of holding elections? 
My Imaginary Friend

My Imaginary Friend

2024-10-2403:00

A Facebook regular captured my imagination. Then I found out who he really was. 
Can a nation whose citizens hold two vastly different versions of reality endure? Ask Ronald Reagan. 
The Ball-Turret Gunner

The Ball-Turret Gunner

2024-10-1102:56

How a poem led me a fragment of my father's past -- and to the horrors of war
The Good President

The Good President

2024-10-0302:54

Is it possible to be both an effective politician and a decent human being? 
Checkers, Come Home

Checkers, Come Home

2024-09-2502:59

Melania Trump is taking heat for possible campaign finance lapses. Maybe she needs a dog. 
Eating Cats

Eating Cats

2024-09-1303:05

Immigrants in Ohio aren't really dining on felines, but Republicans are warning of a cat-astrophe.. 
A Republic of Violence

A Republic of Violence

2024-09-0402:55

Partisan mayhem and intimidation seem to be on the rise. Can American democracy survive?
Here be Dragons

Here be Dragons

2024-08-2902:49

They don't exist, but some people take them seriously. Maybe they're onto something. 
The Twilight of Race

The Twilight of Race

2024-08-2202:58

Why a concept that has long divides us seems destined for oblivion. 
I Wake up Screaming

I Wake up Screaming

2024-08-1302:58

An important profession is disappearing, Can the world survive? 
The Big Meow

The Big Meow

2024-08-0302:52

A vice-presidential candidate had some unkind words for unmarried women with cats. Bad move. 
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