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Tuesday, November 04, 2025

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OPINION: The Value of Discourse

Democracy doesn’t die when laws are passed or repealed; it dies when dialogue ends. It dies when we lose faith that our fellow Americans, however wrong we believe them to be, are still capable of good faith. It dies when we stop believing that our America can include those that disagree with us.

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