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Did My Fellow Soldiers Die in Vain?
U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th regiment, Charlie company pay tribute to Sergeant Daniel Angus and Lance Corporal Zachary Smith who were killed on in battle in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 30, 2010. (Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images) You know how angry and saddened and outraged you feel looking at the images out of Afghanistan?
Did My Fellow Soldiers Die in Vain?
You know how angry and saddened and outraged you feel looking at the images out of Afghanistan? How flabbergasted you are that our Secretary of Defense is not saying, of the 10,000 Americans trapped in a country now run by the Taliban, that we will not stop until we get every single one, but rather: we’ll evacuate them “until the clock runs out or we run out of capability.” Now imagine that you served in Afghanistan. That you lost friends there.
OPINION: Americans not as divided as many believe
Jordan Blashek, Christopher Haugh Monday Aug 10, 2020 at 12:39 PM We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe.
Americans appear to be deeply divided. But we found a different story traveling the U.S.
We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe. Beneath the polarized rhetoric, people care about their fellow citizens, are bewildered by the hostility all around them, and want many of the same things out of our democracy.
Americans appear to be deeply divided. But we found a different story traveling the U.S.
We’re often told Americans are historically divided. Yet the two of us — a Democrat and a Republican — witnessed something else while traveling together across 44 states and almost 20,000 miles of road. Out there, we saw firsthand how Americans are more empathetic and less dogmatic than many are inclined to believe. Beneath the polarized rhetoric, people care about their fellow citizens, are bewildered by the hostility all around them, and want many of the same things out of our democracy.
We’re Not Doomed To Be Polarized
A Democrat, a Republican, and a search for common ground The following is an excerpt from the new book, Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground about a series of road trips taken by the co-authors who hail from opposite sides of the political aisle. Here they argue in Carlsbad, California, and try to reconcile in Denver, Colorado, driving the whole way in a rickety Volvo they call “The Boat.” We pulled the car over in Denver at dawn.
How a Cross-Country Road Trip in Search of Common Ground Went South
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground recounts the road trip taken by two friends who wanted to discover what about America divided them and what brought them together in the year before Trump was elected. The next few days were a blur of fields and mountain ranges. We spent time in Bozeman, Montana, and explored Yellowstone National Park in a gentle rain.
How California helped inspire “Union"
Jordan Blashek is a U.S. Marine veteran, businessman, and Republican. Christopher Haugh is a writer, journalist, and Democrat. Jordan and Chris are recent Yale Law School graduates and the co-authors of Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground. Before we left on the cross-country drives that led to our new book, Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground, the two of us knew little about one another.
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground|Paperback
In their cross-country drives and the book Union that documents them, they sought common ground — ways to connect with people regardless of their beliefs.”New and Noteworthy, New York Times Book Review "Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation.
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
Main navigation Union (Hardcover) A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground By Jordan Blashek, Christopher Haugh Little, Brown and Company, 9780316423793, 304pp. Publication Date: July 21, 2020 Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc (7/21/2020) List Price: 28.00* * Individual store prices may vary.
We Need Unity, Not Censorship, to Beat COVID-19.
As people search for someone to blame for the pandemic’s nearly one hundred thousand deaths, the hunt for a coronavirus scapegoat is in full swing. But while that emotion is understandable, we should not let our society go down this path. WASHLITE is cynically exploiting Americans’ desire for a scapegoat amid the tragedy.
UNION | Kirkus Reviews
On road trips across the country, two friends confront their deeply held beliefs. Making their book debut, former Marine Blashek, now an investor in New York City, and Haugh, a journalist who was an intern in the Obama White House and served on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, recount the evolution of their friendship, and their views about America, as they traveled to 44 states over the course of three years.
Union
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Union
"Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation. Haugh and Blashek discover an instinct to endure and improve that is shared by the left, the right, and the ever-narrowing center, and detail Americans' abilities to find growth, hope, and fundamental strength in their own lives."—Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author "In the great tradition of American road trip sagas, Chris and Jordan set out across America.
Union
"Union takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation. Haugh and Blashek discover an instinct to endure and improve that is shared by the left, the right, and the ever-narrowing center, and detail Americans' abilities to find growth, hope, and fundamental strength in their own lives."—Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author "In the great tradition of American road trip sagas, Chris and Jordan set out across America.
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