Should political ideology affect your personal decisions? | Opinion
A marcher carries a sign that reads “The future is female” during a women’s march, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Seattle. Ted S. Warren, Associated Press Maybe it’s not always a good idea for the personal to be political. A recent article in The New York Times Magazine, called...
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