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May 2025

Our Best Enemies: On Russia, America, and Imperial Provincialism
The United States is growing increasingly similar to Russia, but some of the similarities have been there for a long time
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Chrissy Stroop
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Memorial Day Weekend Reflections
Hello, fellow bugbears! Whatever you’re up to this Memorial Day weekend, I hope you’re able to get in some life-giving relaxation in these extremely…
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Chrissy Stroop
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Let's Talk about Navigating "Historical" Times
What are your coping strategies? How can we support each other?
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Chrissy Stroop
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We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduleed Bugbear Dispatch
My fellow bugbears, I need to start this post off by apologizing for the unannounced and unscheduled absence of new dispatches over the past couple of…
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Chrissy Stroop
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April 2025

March 2025

The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical
Part I: Rationalizing the Path of Least Resistance
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Chrissy Stroop
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On USAID, Christian Missions, and Sitting With Uncomfortable Tensions
If you have to choose between Elon Musk and evangelical missions alleviating disease and poverty, you hold your nose and choose the evangelicals
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Chrissy Stroop
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The Social Dynamics of Nostalgia
Part II: Nostalgia in Microcosm and Some Personal Reflections on Nostalgia as a Transgender American
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Chrissy Stroop
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February 2025

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