Send us a text I’m Gen X. Which means I didn’t grow up reading about history. I watched it happen live. On CNN. On Channel One. In classrooms where world events interrupted algebra, and cable news ran nonstop in the background of our lives. At the same time, I was learning journalism. The difference between fact and opinion. Why sources matter. Why a free press, trusted expertise, and respect for evidence are essential to a healthy democracy. Growing up in suburban Texas while listening to NW...
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Send us a text I’m Gen X. Which means I didn’t grow up reading about history. I watched it happen live. On CNN. On Channel One. In classrooms where world events interrupted algebra, and cable news ran nonstop in the background of our lives. At the same time, I was learning journalism. The difference between fact and opinion. Why sources matter. Why a free press, trusted expertise, and respect for evidence are essential to a healthy democracy. Growing up in suburban Texas while listening to NW...
Are We Sure Private School is the Answer? My Weird Trip Jumping For Jesus
Confessions of a Gen-X Mind
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Are We Sure Private School is the Answer? My Weird Trip Jumping For Jesus
Send us a text In the mid-1980s I was a quiet autistic kid trying to make sense of a world that seemed obsessed with nuclear war, the Reagan era, and the Second Coming. Fourth grade turned into a bizarre blend of fear, faith, and confusion as I tried to interpret rules no one ever explained. Decades later, I can finally see why everything felt so intense. This episode is part nostalgia, part diagnosis, and part ‘What were we even doing back then?’
Confessions of a Gen-X Mind
Send us a text I’m Gen X. Which means I didn’t grow up reading about history. I watched it happen live. On CNN. On Channel One. In classrooms where world events interrupted algebra, and cable news ran nonstop in the background of our lives. At the same time, I was learning journalism. The difference between fact and opinion. Why sources matter. Why a free press, trusted expertise, and respect for evidence are essential to a healthy democracy. Growing up in suburban Texas while listening to NW...
