People here in Kansas City are pretty excited about the Royals these days The fountains are spouting blue water little Royals emblems are showing up in odd places our best tea shop and patisserie is now decorating their petit fours with tiny Royals logos made of marzipan and people who have nev
Margot Patterson
Margot Patterson has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines in the United States and abroad. Most recently, she worked for the National Catholic Reporter for seven years as Senior Writer and then Opinion and Arts Editor. She lives in the Kansas City area and is the author of Islam Considered: A Christian Perspective (2008).
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The Death of Klinghoffer
If political pressure keeps artists from treating controversial issues, we’re poorer for it.
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Confronting the Caliphate
The United States has to go beyond blunt militarism in the fight against ISIS.
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A Reluctant Warrior Takes Aim at ISIL
The president’s speech was short and effective, but left some key questions unanswered.
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The Humbling History of World War I
Understanding the Great War won’t change the past; it may change us.
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Negotiating War’s End
Was releasing five Taliban prisoners for one U.S. soldier a bad deal the U.S.?
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The West Knows Best?
The United States won the Cold War, but some seem eager to restart it.
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Russia and Us
Russia is being roundly criticized in this country following its annexation of Crimea At the same time our two countries seem to becoming more and more alike This seems true both in the economic and in the political sphere Russia is now capitalistic and more democratic than in the past while ove
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Imperial Prerogatives
Relying on drones and special forces, we operate against nameless foes in a nameless war.