Talking politics in 2021: Lessons on humility and truth-seeking from Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin spoke and wrote in ways that, if taken up now, could begin to erode the polarization of the current era.
Benjamin Franklin spoke and wrote in ways that, if taken up now, could begin to erode the polarization of the current era.
The 45th president of the United States used a specific technique to tell different versions of the very same story, of…
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