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Liz Joyner in The Deseret News: Even Thomas Jefferson needed an editor
If we Americans are to continue our legacy of leading lives free of the whims of a king, we must by definition do it as a joint project with people we fundamentally disagree with.
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Liz Joyner: Don’t let America’s big idea dissolve into something else
The Village Square’s founder shares her highest hopes and deepest sadness about the state of America’s experiment in self-governance.
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The Village Square (noun): A nervy bunch of liberals and conservatives who believe that disagreement and dialogue make for a good conversation, a good country, and a good time.
