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October 28, 2016 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. As usual, I reaped the biggest benefit from organizing and leading the Quarterly Discussion program. In light of the upcoming election, I devoted October’s discussion to presidential speeches. It was not surprising to hear discord, but the places that it arose did surprise …
August 26, 2016 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s blog. For the past few weeks, I have been reading presidential speeches. If you want inspiration at a time when – as many claim – spirit regarding politics is at a low point, I encourage you to read presidential speeches. Many of these addresses …
