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Category: Media Commentary

Covid School Year Three

Posted onAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021 By David Perry

Today’s latest piece at CNN comes from a simple observation, but not one I’ve seen made often: This is actually the third school year impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. And it doesn’t feel like we have a real plan. Throughout, I’ve been pushing (in various essays, tweets, calls with school admin, and more) for educational … Continue ReadingCovid School Year Three

Down Syndrome, Covid, Death. Yeah not so uplifting.

Posted onApril 24, 2021April 28, 2021 By David Perry

I think a lot about how to process living through a global mass death event. I don’t know how to do it even for myself, but am pretty sure that we’re all experiencing levels of trauma, albeit in very different ways. I try to read stories of people we’ve lost until it gets too much. … Continue ReadingDown Syndrome, Covid, Death. Yeah not so uplifting.

Christian Nationalist Propaganda (and Bruce Springsteen)

Posted onFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021 By David Perry

Late in the Superbowl, Jeep broadcast one of those ads that promote a message and hope that if they make you feel, you’ll buy a car. Here,  in an ad called “The Middle,” featuring Bruce Springsteen – a man from New Jersey – driving a jeep to the center of the continental U.S. in Kansas, … Continue ReadingChristian Nationalist Propaganda (and Bruce Springsteen)

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