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Theodore R. Johnson

Theodore R. Johnson

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How to be patriotic in today’s America

Opinion How to be patriotic in today’s America Post columnists on how to build a new sense of belonging. By Theodore R. Johnson , ...

04.07.2024 10

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Meet Dr. DEI, the new personification of old right-wing grievances

Complaints about diversity programs reflect the same old racial divisions inflamed for political gain. The sign above the door to the Office...

27.06.2024 10

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Justice Alito, please don’t forget the First Amendment

The justice spoke of restoring “godliness” to America. He ought to stay in his lane. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. at the...

18.06.2024 10

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What children know that Donald Trump doesn’t

Lessons from the lunchroom could help the former president understand that sooner or later, outlaw glamour wears off. Donald Trump stops at a...

05.06.2024 30

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American democracy is fine. It’s the republic that’s in trouble.

Our elected leaders’ ability to translate the will of the people into sound policies is looking shaky. President Biden speaks to graduating...

24.05.2024 60

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The meaning of Caitlin Clark

16.05.2024 20

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On losing my mother, and finding her again

Opinion On losing my mother, and finding her again Something happens when the beliefs and ideas most fundamental to your worldview are challenged...

10.05.2024 50

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Buck up, America. Help is on the way.

Today’s young people have the most at stake — so who better to lead the evolution of our nation? A woman holds American flag balloons...

07.05.2024 80

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A Virginia city burdened by history seeks a better future

Opinion A Virginia city burdened by history seeks a better future By Theodore R. Johnson Contributing columnist | Follow...

09.04.2024 20

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College basketball in March is healing medicine for a fractured nation

South Carolina's women's basketball team celebrates its SEC tournament championship in Greenville, S.C., on March 10. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images) ...

27.03.2024 10

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Here’s the right answer to Trump’s veepstakes question

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), left, speaks during a town hall event with former president Donald Trump and Fox News host Laura Ingraham in Greenville,...

18.03.2024 50

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These giants of Black history were rivals, but time knits them together

From left: Booker T. Washington in 1894 and W.E.B. Du Bois in 1949. (AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story ...

28.02.2024 7

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The magic moment when music makes dad and mom (a little bit) cool

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21.02.2024 10

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Access to voting should not be a fairy tale

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke hugs Crystal Mason after she introduced him to speak in Fort Worth on March 1, 2022. (LM Otero/AP) Listen...

07.02.2024 10

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Heroes are all around us. This is the code by which they live.

Nathan Gage Ingram, left, and Christopher John Chambers, right, the Navy SEALs who died in a ship-boarding mishap while attempting to seize Iranian...

30.01.2024 20

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Goodbye, 1980s. Biden vs. Trump is the end of an era.

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22.01.2024 10

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Why more Black conservatives don’t join the GOP

An attendee at an election forum in Vicksburg, Miss., in October reviews a list of candidates. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) Listen 5 min ...

09.01.2024 30

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Tiny tots (with their eyes all aglow) turn into teens. A dad reflects.

Opinion Tiny tots (with their eyes all aglow) turn into teens. A dad reflects. By Theodore R. Johnson Contributing columnist | ...

23.12.2023 40

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Was the Boston Tea Party a righteous act — or a crime?

Opinion Was the Boston Tea Party a righteous act — or a crime? By Theodore R. Johnson Contributing columnist | Add Follow...

14.12.2023 20

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In search of ‘civicians’ — the team parents of a healthy democracy

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05.12.2023 40

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