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Discussing her memoir, The Book of Mormon Girl.

Something is deeply wrong when the burden remains exclusively on the community itself to conduct all of the outreach, to articulate its values and defend its contributions to the rest of society. Should the educational burden be entirely on the community? There is a deep isolation, not to mention exhaustion, in that “cultural tax”—especially after a tragedy. Do we as Americans simply leave the community to articulate itself to its neighbors? Do we ask them to teach us at the same time as they are burying their dead? Or are there ways that fellow travelers can participate in the educational process?

Really?

Nuns say: “They can crush a few flowers, but they cannot hold back the springtime.”

But the arson, and the one that preceded it, are still unsolved crimes.

Or is the choice of Ryan ideological window dressing for a failed campaign?

Unfortunately.

A big Mo-publican primary update.