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My mom was a liberal hippie and my dad was a Reagan Republican. Here's how they made it work.

My mom was a liberal hippie and my dad was a Reagan Republican. Here's how they made it work.

They were political archenemies yet their marriage survived for 40+ years. Their approach offers some helpful lessons for these tribal times. Also: The Grammys, cancel culture, Prince William, & more.

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Mar 16, 2021
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Living with the enemy

My parents were political archenemies. My father was a Reagan-loving, “tough on crime” prosecutor while my mother was a bohemian hippie poet who put an “All You Need Is Love” bumper sticker on the family car. De…

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