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Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.
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Podcasts from The Berkshire Eagle, the voice of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, since 1852. The Eagle is a local newsroom covering the Berkshires and beyond. Visit us at berkshireeagle.com.
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Immigrants aren't really dining on felines, but Republicans are warning of a cat-astrophe..由Donald Morrison
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Partisan mayhem and intimidation seem to be on the rise. Can American democracy survive?由Donald Morrison
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They don't exist, but some people take them seriously. Maybe they're onto something.由Donald Morrison
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Why a concept that has long divides us seems destined for oblivion.由Donald Morrison
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An important profession is disappearing, Can the world survive?由Donald Morrison
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A vice-presidential candidate had some unkind words for unmarried women with cats. Bad move.由Donald Morrison
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Men run most of the world, but evidence is mounting women do it better.由Donald Morrison
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Seems like ancient history now, but the assassination attempt against Donald Trump still looks a little fishy.由Donald Morrison
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The U.S. vice-presidency has long been a thankless job. Suddenly, it's hot.由Donald Morrison
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Political surprises in Europe, Supreme Court shockers in the U.S. and a debate performance that just won't go away.由Donald Morrison
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An overdue screed on a major threat to civilized society.由Donald Morrison
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The XXXIII Olympiad is only weeks away. Paris is still a construction site.由Donald Morrison
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Graduation speeches are usually high-minded and bland. Not this year.由Donald Morrison
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As a major restaurant chain goes bankrupt, some questions about its namesake.由Donald Morrison
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How to survive in the age of him, her, they, them and other linguistic minefields.由Donald Morrison
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College campuses across the U.S. are engulfed in anti-war protests. But that's nothing compared to 1968.由Donald Morrison
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As Ben Franklin would advise, we shouldn't make fun of an old guy who stinks up the courtroom.由Donald Morrison
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Somebody sent me a silly internet article. Now I'm scared.由Donald Morrison
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The candidate has been surprisingly specific about how he would govern. We should pay attention.由Donald Morrison
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America is at war. Over punctuation.由Donald Morrison
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Ah, spring! Nature's ultimate con job. And we're not helping.由Donald Morrison
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Where is Joseph of Arimathea when we need him? He's here, but you may not have noticed.由Donald Morrison
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Cuba is dying, and we're mostly to blame.由Donald Morrison
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How a chance encounter by a couple of women from very different worlds changed the face of music.由Donald Morrison
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I started a GoFundMe campaign to pay our ex-president's legal bills. It didn't go the way I expected.由Donald Morrison
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Politics used to be a serious undertaking. Now, it's a TV miniseries. May the best show get renewed.由Donald Morrison
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100 years on, a jazz-infused musical mess still has its charms..由Donald Morrison
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Monarchy has its critics but also its charms. Is there a lesson for America here?由Donald Morrison
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More states are introducing witty road-safety signs. The feds want to stop them.由Donald Morrison
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How book banning became our new national pastime. Only it isn't so new.由Donald Morrison
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As scientists agitate to retitle a beetle, its unsavory namesake pops up in the U.S. presidential campaign.由Donald Morrison
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In 1959, a national election hinged on whether the economy was really as good as it seemed. Sound familiar?由Donald Morrison
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Christmas is days away, but its music has been annoying us for weeks. Maybe that's a good thing.由Donald Morrison
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Marley was dead. But could his successor as House Speaker learn the true meaning of Christmas?由Donald Morrison
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Losing touch with loved ones is bad enough. Not knowing whether they're alive or dead can be torture.由Donald Morrison
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It's great that you separate the reusables from your trash, but you may be doing it all wrong.由Donald Morrison
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How JFK's death 60 years ago made the world go insane -- and stay that way.由Donald Morrison
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Our two leading presidential candidates can't seem to remember stuff. Is that such a big deal?由Donald Morrison
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After centuries of slaughter and dislocation, Native Americans are on the rise由Donald Morrison
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Here's something that might arrest our downward slide into nastiness.由Donald Morrison
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Can humankind survive the weaponization of anxiety?由Donald Morrison
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Israel-Hamas misinformation flourishes on a social media site run by a certain free-speech absolutist.由Donald Morrison
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Reading to your kids in the age of book banning.由Donald Morrison
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On Russia's southern border, a small nation dreams of the West -- and lives in uncertainty.由Donald Morrison
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Why America is suffering an epidemic of tooth-grinding.由Donald Morrison
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Why can't America pay its culture workers what they're worth?由Donald Morrison
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No wonder it's hard to accept the reality of climate change. We're programmed not to.由Donald Morrison
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A newspaper is raided, somebody dies, and the American press is suddenly back in 1837. For me, it's personal.由Donald Morrison
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A small white town sent a smart black boy into the world. More than a century later, he's finally coming home.由Donald Morrison
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Our leaders are growing long in the tooth and won't step aside. Here's how to fix that.由Donald Morrison
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