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Eugenics at Princeton

The perception of people with intellectual disabilities as “defective” is grounded in an intellectual superiority that finds its natural home among the academic elite.

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@TriciaLockwood

Separating a poet’s work from her tweets.

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Astrology

Tonight, the highway is singing beneath us.

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Replacing the Irreplacable

Earlier this week, America met its replacement for the (some would say) irreplaceable Jon Stewart.

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This Glass Box

My mother is known for throwing lavish parties and not wearing underwear. We have morning glories that crawl up our living room pillars.

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It Could Happen Here

How do I explain to my Chilean family that I come from a place where prison statistics, police records, and newspaper headlines all fervently declare that I am not wanted? How do I explain to them what I tell my mother— that I never want to have children, because I know that their skin will be as black as mine?

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Arcosanti

Three years ago, I stared up at the stars in the northern Arizona desert. I felt the smooth concrete of stargazing steps against my back.

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Leftism in Limbo

At first glance, it seems that the culture wars never really ended; they simply slipped out of public consciousness temporarily.

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The Todras Gorge

It stands, cavernous;

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Homecoming

Upon first mention of break, you tell your mom how excited you are to see her again.

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Scars

I am rolling down my aunt’s driveway in Colorado on a razor scooter.

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Across the Political Pond

You’re in America, you’re busy, you don’t have time to keep up with politics all over the world. There are a lot of parties, a lot of elections. Who can follow all of them?

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