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Category: Society

Articles that explore topics that define who we are as a people and as individuals. These articles will ask questions about our societal living arrangements that other publications take for granted.

(New Video) A Native American Talks About the Relationship Between Native People and the Rest of America

August 16, 2018 brandonferdig Culture, Society, Travel

What do you make the relationship between Native Americans and the rest of the U.S.? On my journey through the[…]

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Interview with Vietnam Combat Vet Tom Strassburg

August 13, 2018 brandonferdig Life, Politics, Society

On July 20 Vietnam combat vet Tom Strassburg opened up to me about his experiences in the Gator Navy–bringing supplies[…]

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Sunday Evening Post, August 5, 2018: “I Was On Canada TV / A Surprise Article in the Star Tribune / Skip and Trudi from the Mississippi”

August 6, 2018 brandonferdig Politics, Society, Technology, Travel

Family, Friends, and Readers: I’ve got bad news and great news. I’m one to get the bad out of the[…]

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3D-Printed Guns, Weakening Government, and Our Need to Step Up (*New Video)

August 2, 2018 brandonferdig Politics, Society, Technology

3D-printed guns are in the headlines, but they represent just one of many technologies challenging the capabilities of the government[…]

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Gun Control Takes a Bullet, A Weaker Government Puts Responsibility on Citizens

July 28, 2018 brandonferdig Deeper Inquiry, Law, Government, Politics, Society

Recently, the U.S. federal government lost a landmark case. Back in 2013, with the advent of mainstream 3D printing technology,[…]

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Sunday Evening Post, July 22, 2018: “In the Twilight of One’s Life / Vietnam Vet / Unconventional Conservatives”

July 24, 2018 brandonferdig Deeper Inquiry, Society

“I’m in the twilight of my life,” 98-year-old Arthur Popehn said to me. I was at his house last Wednesday,[…]

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*NEW VIDEO* No Alcohol, No Musical Instruments, No Voting: Montana Mennonites Share Their Life

July 9, 2018 brandonferdig Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Society, Technology

In July 2017, I knocked on the door of a home in the middle-of-nowhere Montana. Just off the freeway snaking[…]

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Minnesotans React To Jordan Peterson *New Video

June 28, 2018 brandonferdig Current Events, Politics, Society

Two Sundays back, I took my camera and interviewed people leaving an event in downtown Minneapolis. It was a lecture[…]

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When Trump Goes Low, His Haters Follow His Lead

June 24, 2018 brandonferdig Current Events, Law, Government, Politics, Society

Circumstances around the image of the crying girl are of little concern when your primary motivation is to attack. This[…]

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What Cuba Taught Me About Modern Society – My Story in Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune

June 3, 2018 brandonferdig Society, Technology, Travel

Out today in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: my story reflecting back on Cuba and what she revealed about the role[…]

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