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Now What?

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UPDATE: November 25, 2019 Much remains the same since I wrote this post back in 2014, and some […]

Amanda Shaffer 25/11/2014 Current Events, Politics

Bias and Believing

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Thank god for cell phones. The images of the protests and police reaction in Ferguson, Missouri over the […]

Amanda Shaffer 15/08/2014 Current Events, Politics

No Duty To Retreat

An uncomfortable truth is hidden under the national discussion about music being played too loud, and the hoodies […]

Amanda Shaffer 05/03/2014 Current Events, Politics, Writing

Sandy Hook

It is disheartening how little impact the mass murder of 20 elementary school children has had on gun […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/12/2013 Current Events, Pages, Politics

Hoodie

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I have been struggling to write about the George Zimmerman verdict while I got my thoughts together. Unfortunately, […]

Amanda Shaffer 19/07/2013 Current Events, Philosophical, Politics

Running

Writing about violence is much like writing about rape. As a culture we understand the definitions but it […]

Amanda Shaffer 16/04/2013 Current Events

Fear

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It is such a short trip to the land of fear. It is one of those places you […]

Amanda Shaffer 21/12/2012 Current Events, Pages, Politics

Wish List

I made a mistake the other day of responding to a Tweet about the Sandy Hook school shooting. Got a flurry of replies and personal messages from folks saying things like “quit living in fantasy land”, “gun laws don’t work” and “I protect my children with a Glock”.

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Amanda Shaffer 19/12/2012 Current Events, Philosophical

Mental Cliff

Like many people in the US, and around the world, I have been deeply affected by the mass […]

Amanda Shaffer 17/12/2012 Current Events, Politics

Guns

The school shooting in Chardon is tragic. I cannot imagine what it is like to be a parent […]

Amanda Shaffer 29/02/2012 Current Events, Politics
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