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  • America’s Great Leap Forward?

    America’s Great Leap Forward?

    When I teach Global History, we do a unit on Mao’s China. Mao’s vicious incompetence led to the deaths of some 22 million people (at the lowest estimate). He turned the Republic of China (a somewhat democratic state established by Sun Yat-sen) into “The People’s Republic of China,” which is ironically named (footnote here about…

  • Love and Dialogue: Healing Division in Tumultuous Times

    In these tumultuous times when we feel like we’re up against forces of evil, it’s easy to become righteous and lash out at those we perceive as bullies. One thing I need to be careful of is not becoming the monster against whom I rail. I have very strong feelings as I’m sure you know…