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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…

3 min readFeb 15, 2024

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Kansas City Union Station at night lit in red lights

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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…

4 min readJan 3, 2024

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newspaper with headline Pro-Trump Mobs Storm US Capitol

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Robyne Stevenson

Aging.

On general thwarting and confusion

3 min readDec 4, 2023

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jigsaw puzzle pieces in a pile

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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…

3 min readOct 26, 2023

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We Are Here And I Don’t Like It

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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.

3 min readAug 9, 2023

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

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Robyne Stevenson

Barbie.

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

3 min readJul 29, 2023

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Barbie.

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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…

2 min readDec 20, 2021

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Why We Need Friendships

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Robyne Stevenson

What Can I Do?

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

4 min readJul 31, 2021

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What Can I Do?

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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…

6 min readMay 28, 2021

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The Misnomer of Nomadland

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Robyne Stevenson

“…the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” Martin Luther King

We’re in a precarious position as a country, halfway between pandemic dystopia and recovery utopia. Consider that January 21, 2021, was an…

3 min readMar 31, 2021

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“…the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” Martin Luther King

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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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