Latest articles by Gracy Olmstead
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The American Dream was built on 'handouts'
opinion Have we forgotten that social mobility relies on community?
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The modernization of Prince Harry
The Explainer Can he and Meghan Markle "unbundle" royal-ness?
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Local news can save America
opinion I mostly read local news in 2019. It completely changed my understanding of the country.
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Women shouldn't have to choose between motherhood and higher education
opinion Here's how we can help new mothers who want to go back to school
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White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement
opinion The pro-life movement is not 'anti-woman' — even if some dodgy Republican men are
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The world is becoming a giant chain store
The Explainer Starbucks is invading Italy. That's a terrible sign.
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Trump is the navel-gazing president for our navel-gazing society
The Explainer Why America just can't quit Trump
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The vanishing political center
The Explainer The establishmentarian center was often cynical, and sometimes corrupt. I still miss it.
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How's that swamp draining going?
opinion Everything in Washington is on the up and up now ... right?
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How the GOP can win back women — without abandoning conservative principles
opinion Start with a paid family leave plan
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How to keep young people from fleeing small towns for big cities
The Explainer If we want them to stay in their hometowns, we have to give them something to stay for
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In praise of food freedom
opinion I'd rather eat unregulated local food than regulated corporate food product. Why shouldn't I be allowed to?
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Facebook is broken. Let's all fix it together.
opinion We can't blame this all on the social network. There's personal culpability in fake news gullibility, too.
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Don't vilify responsible gun owners. Celebrate them.
opinion We should urge them to promote and represent a different attitude toward gun ownership — one that is cautious and realistic, not exhibitionist or ostentatious
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Why so many military families think Trump's military parade is a bad idea
opinion We're all for honoring our troops. But this is not the way to do it.
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The valuable lesson pro-lifers should take from Trump's State of the Union
opinion The controversial story of baby Hope's adoption provides a template for pro-lifers who want to practice what they preach
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Can Apple save us from ourselves?
The Explainer Yes, we're addicted to our smartphones. But is that really Apple's fault?
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Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea?
opinion Panicked hyperbole will never solve the North Korea problem. It's time to be realistic.
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How to make America better, one Thanksgiving table at a time
opinion Can Thanksgiving heal America? Maybe. But we have to start by applying the lessons of grace and hospitality at home.
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The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2
The Explainer Enough with antiheroes! These are protagonists we can really believe in.
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Against autumn creep
feature Put away your damn pumpkins
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It's still summer. Put away your damn pumpkins.
opinion How our ignorance of nature's rhythms ruins everything
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Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy
opinion The president's absurd bombast reveals the foolishness of Republican hawks
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How pro-life conservatives can fix health care
opinion Conservatives aren't wrong to want to defund Planned Parenthood. But they should also back paid parental leave and child tax credits.
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