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The Cajun Story: A History Lesson We Can All Learn From

Feb 8, 2026

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1 min read

The Cajun Story: A History Lesson We Can All Learn From

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Ordinary American

Politics

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Daily Dispatch, 2025-10-27

Oct 27, 2025

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2 min read

Daily Dispatch, 2025-10-27

Year 0, Day 280 since the fall of the republic

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Politics

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Seven Months In

Aug 24, 2025

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3 min read

Seven Months In

It's worse than I imagined

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Ordinary American

History

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Lessons and Comfort from America's Darkest Hours

Jul 8, 2025

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4 min read

Lessons and Comfort from America's Darkest Hours

Amidst today's turmoil, our turbulent history is a surprising source of comfort.

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Ordinary American

Politics

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A Government of, by, and for the Psychopaths

Jul 3, 2025

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3 min read

A Government of, by, and for the Psychopaths

America has been gleefully overrun by psychopaths. Do we have the collective will to pull it back from the brink?

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Ordinary American

Politics

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Unelected Bureaucrats

Jun 3, 2025

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3 min read

Unelected Bureaucrats

They're not the enemy — they're the people you had no idea your life depends on.

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Ordinary American

Politics

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A Week of Fascism

Apr 30, 2025

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3 min read

A Week of Fascism

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Ordinary American

Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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Justice Delayed

Apr 16, 2025

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3 min read

Justice Delayed

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Ordinary American

J.D. Vance

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The 22nd Amendment Won't Prevent a Third Trump Term

Apr 7, 2025

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4 min read

The 22nd Amendment Won't Prevent a Third Trump Term

A third presidential term is impossible, until it’s not.

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