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Roland Merullo

Roland Merullo

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The macho man myth

I doubt Trump has ever punched anyone in the face. I have, and I’ve been punched in the face, too. There’s nothing heroic about it.

05.03.2026 7

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Roland Merullo

The damage, the decency, and the long way West

As Trump’s America frays, a cross-country drive reveals how ordinary people endure economic upheaval and moral exhaustion.

31.12.2025 10

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Roland Merullo

Searching for class in America’s promised land

In the nation’s midsection, we found religion, cattle, homelessness, and homophobia.

26.12.2025 10

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Roland Merullo

The heroes we live with and the assumptions we make

A month on the road reveals a nation far more humane than its politics.

19.12.2025 20

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It’s night in America. But that’s only half the picture.

With Trump, it’s night in America. But that’s only half the picture.

11.12.2025 20

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Roland Merullo

Nature’s warning sign of democracy’s fragility

The damage is invisible at first, but it doesn’t take long for the leaves to wither, the trunks to weaken, the once-vibrant branches to morph into...

08.07.2025 10

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Roland Merullo