The Truth Does Not Change According to Our Ability to Stomach It

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38.1. Ecosystem
When I decided to write my first book about a hyper-conservative subsection of Mormon culture, a question many people asked me was something to the…
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38. Camouflage
Self promotion is tiring.
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August 2023
37. Three + Extremism Library
This newsletter is three years old. Here's a look at my library.
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July 2023
36.1. Reject
On the vicious cycle of rejection.
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36. Good Talk #7: David Neiwert
A discussion with the author of the new book, The Age of Insurrection.
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June 2023
35.1. No Drone Summer
A couple of weeks ago over coffee, I opened up The Oregonian for my regular morning read and saw this headline: “‘1984’ returned to Oregon library 65…
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35. James Watt & Ted Kaczynski
Two very different men are gone, but their legacies are undoubtedly intertwined.
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May 2023
34.3. She Killed Them.
It took an Idaho jury less than eight hours to find Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of all of the charges against her. And so there is no reason for me to…
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34.2. No Forehead X's. No Defense.
This newsletter is a reader-funded publication. Translation: your support makes the work of freelance journalism possible and sustainable at a time when…
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34.1. A Copy of a Copy of a Copy
Yesterday, during the testimony of Detective Colin Nesbitt, of the Kauai Police Department, the court was able to hear a little more about Lori Vallow…
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34. Four Phone Calls
The case of Lori Vallow is one that inspires obsession: a twisted story with a serpentine timeline and a cast of characters that would give any of the…
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April 2023
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