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Read more about the article No Kings II

No Kings II

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 21, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:1 Comment

A report on the No Kings II march on October 18, 2025 and why older people are more likely to participate.

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Read more about the article Large Countries and the Value of Life

Large Countries and the Value of Life

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 11, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:3 Comments

In the wake of a tragic assassination, a discussion of whether a country can be too large and populous for its own good.

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Read more about the article Eyes Open Audiobook Promotion!

Eyes Open Audiobook Promotion!

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:August 11, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Portugal/Writing
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Announcing a 50% discount on the audiobook of Eyes Open and why it's a great choice for beach or road trip listening.

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Read more about the article PEN World Voices Festival: Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously

PEN World Voices Festival: Writing Humor for Kids, Seriously

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:May 5, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

A roundup of a fascinating panel for the PEN World Voices Festival on writing humor for kids that can be multilayered and subversive.

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Read more about the article Paying for Our Own Oppression

Paying for Our Own Oppression

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:March 10, 2025
  • Post category:Blog/Chile/International/Music
  • Post comments:2 Comments

At tax time, reflections on a Chilean duo that also resisted a dictatorship.

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Read more about the article The Lost Democracies of the 21st Century

The Lost Democracies of the 21st Century

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 15, 2024
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:8 Comments

A discussion of the fates of democracies that gave way to dictatorships from the mid-1990s to the present. How many of them are democracies again?

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Read more about the article Gambling With Freedom

Gambling With Freedom

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 2, 2024
  • Post category:Blog/Germany/International
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An election in which our very democracy and freedoms are at stake, and what we lose if we lose them to shiny promises and violent solutions.

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Read more about the article Personal Responsibility

Personal Responsibility

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:July 2, 2024
  • Post category:Blog/International/Portugal
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Drawing from a passage in Eyes Open on accepting responsibility for failure, as it relates to the upcoming election.

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Read more about the article Not a War Zone

Not a War Zone

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 7, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/International
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Bordering Ukraine and an increasingly aggressive Russia, the Polish people remember their history and prepare to fight again for their independence.

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Read more about the article Gdańsk: A Regional Tourist Destination Levels Up

Gdańsk: A Regional Tourist Destination Levels Up

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 16, 2023
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Spreading the word about a hidden treasure for visitors to Poland -- the city of Gdańsk.

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