J O N T I E

I believe open, honest, and civil conversations have the power to heal our divisions

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The US Desperately Needs a Win-Win Foreign Policy, and Immigrants Are the Key

We’ve all heard the accusations that immigrants have divided loyalties. That they can’t be trusted. That they’re not really American.As a descendant of immigrants myself, and as a religious minority, I’m here to admit that we DO have divided loyalties.

December 9, 2020
Entrepreneurship
Politics

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Should White American Culture Be Preserved?

I grew up in rural upstate NY, in a predominantly white, small town. While school, friends, television, radio, and the entire outside world taught me what it meant to be American, my father's stories taught me what it meant to be Circassian.

December 9, 2020
Family
Politics

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Biden Won, But We’re All Losing

Many of us are breathing a sigh of relief, now that Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. I include myself among them.

November 16, 2020
Politics

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World War II, My Grandparents, And A Plea

How could two people from opposite sides of a horrendous conflict find common ground and build a life together? What caused them to leave everything familiar, and take a chance on a new life in America?

October 29, 2020
Family
Personal Growth
Politics

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How a Dictatorship Taught Me the Value of Voting

I thought I always appreciated our right to vote. However, this year, because of an offhand comment and a lifetime of stories, I have a newfound sense of gratitude.

November 3, 2020
Politics
Personal Growth
Family