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18 May, 201727 March, 2017

The slow demonisation of Islam won’t make us safer

Two Muslim women wearing hijab.
Posted in politics by s.e. smith

The United States is creating more national security threats than it solves with its Islamophobic policy decisions.

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5 May, 201713 March, 2017

Stop saying we need to ‘punish’ red states with a bluexit

A bridge leading into the state of Arkansas, viewed at night.
Posted in politics by s.e. smith

Liberals insisting that blue states should withdraw from the union are bigoted and cruel, and also wrong on every imaginable level.

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26 April, 20177 March, 2017

Of course NIMBYs want a housing crisis

Construction workers on a home site.
Posted in politics by s.e. smith

Let’s have a little chat about the NIMBY-driven housing crisis—and how it directly benefits NIMBYs in more ways than the obvious.

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20 April, 201724 February, 2017

Are you suuuure that policy is a good idea?

An ostrich.
Posted in politics, social justice by s.e. smith

So a proposed policy looks sensible and helpful. Is it really? Here are some things to think about when evaluating policy proposals.

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6 April, 20179 February, 2017

Anti-choice violence is terrorism — and now the feds don’t care

A clinic escort navigating an anti-choice throng.
Posted in politics, social justice by s.e. smith

Violence against abortion providers is terrorism, full stop. The federal government’s pointed refusal to engage with it is not acceptable.

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28 March, 20177 February, 2017

Guys, I have some food safety questions

Tomatoes and limes at a market.
Posted in Food, politics by s.e. smith

The Trump Administration is looking like it might be pretty hostile to food safety, which is a bad sign for those of us who like not getting sick from our dinners.

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23 March, 201729 March, 2017

Notes from the urban/rural divide: Yes, there are liberals here

An abandoned barn in a corn field.
Posted in politics by s.e. smith

Look, I don’t know how else to say this: Please stop saying that rural America is uniformly conservative.

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28 February, 201711 January, 2017

Notes from the urban/rural divide: Government funding

A rural road on an overcast day.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

17 percent of America lives in rural communities, who are often maligned by those in urban and suburban areas. Questions of government funding can be a particularly sore point.

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18 February, 201726 December, 2016

Notes from the urban/rural divide: Heat

A roaring wood stove.
Posted in politics by s.e. smith

Heat feels like a fundamental basic human need, and right, as it should: But the world of heat and heating can be a fraught place for rural Americans.

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17 February, 201726 December, 2016

The future of the marijuana market post-legalisation

A California ballot marked yes on a proposition legalising marijuana.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

So you’ve legalised: Now what? Why many marijuana-based businesses are very concerned about the ramifications of legalisation.

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