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27 March 201826 March 2018Alex Joyner

Who’s Fighting For Democracy These Days?

Let’s talk politics.  I don’t do this much on the blog, because it’s a toxic substance and has to be handled with care.  But there’s no doubt that Heartlands had its origin in concerns about the political direction of the country.  And there is no way to talk about these strange days of rural America […]

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