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Robyne Stevenson

A More Perfect Union Requires Citizens To Protect It

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Jul 1

A More Perfect Union Requires Citizens To Protect It

Jul 1

Robyne Stevenson

When It Happens To You…Kansas City

I spent the better part of 15 years living in and out of Kansas City, MO. I still have many friends, good friends that live there. It’s…

Feb 15

Kansas City Union Station at night lit in red lights

Feb 15

Robyne Stevenson

Political Optimism Is Necessary For A Healthy Democracy — But Gaslighting Tests My Resolve

I worry that my political optimism is about to have the rug pulled out from underneath it. I’ve been Charlie Brown in a political world…

Jan 3

newspaper with headline Pro-Trump Mobs Storm US Capitol

Jan 3

Robyne Stevenson

Aging.

On general thwarting and confusion

Dec 4, 2023

jigsaw puzzle pieces in a pile

Dec 4, 2023

Robyne Stevenson

We Are Here And I Don’t Like It

I don’t want to be on this place along the historical and political continuum. I want to be where there is some agreement, where my rights…

Oct 26, 2023

We Are Here And I Don’t Like It

Oct 26, 2023

Robyne Stevenson

It Doesn’t Seem So Bad When You’ve Lived Through It

I enjoyed Oppenheimer. I knew the ending. We survived the cold war.

Aug 9, 2023

It Doesn’t Seem So Bad When You’ve Lived Through It

Aug 9, 2023

Robyne Stevenson

Barbie.

Critics (mostly men) have said it reproduces more patriarchy (here) and that it makes men become incels (here).

Jul 29, 2023

Barbie.

Jul 29, 2023

Robyne Stevenson

Why We Need Friendships

This is a dark period of history. There’s no getting away from the pandemic and politics. Masks, vaccines, and travel restrictions are…

Dec 20, 2021

Why We Need Friendships

Dec 20, 2021

Robyne Stevenson

What Can I Do?

The headlines are apocalyptic. Delta disaster, insurrection, mask mandate madness, and perhaps the worst — children contracting Covid. I…

Jul 31, 2021

What Can I Do?

Jul 31, 2021

Robyne Stevenson

The Misnomer of Nomadland

I watched the movie Nomadland. It won an Oscar for reasons that escape me. Frances McDormand won the best actress award for obvious…

May 28, 2021

The Misnomer of Nomadland

May 28, 2021

Robyne Stevenson

Robyne Stevenson

I travel the country in my Airstream meeting people and enjoying life. I’m a writer. I was a Professor of Politics. Things change.

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