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Margot Patterson is a writer who lives in Kansas City, Mo.
In All Things
Margot Patterson
People here in Kansas City are pretty excited about the Royals these days The fountains are spouting blue water little Royals emblems are showing up in odd places our best tea shop and patisserie is now decorating their petit fours with tiny Royals logos made of marzipan and people who have nev
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Margot Patterson
If political pressure keeps artists from treating controversial issues, we're poorer for it.
Columns
Margot Patterson
The United States has to go beyond blunt militarism in the fight against ISIS.
A U.S. Air Force fighter jet refueling over northern Iraq, Aug. 21 (courtesy U.S. Department of Defense).
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Margot Patterson
The president's speech was short and effective, but left some key questions unanswered.
Liberty Memorial (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Margot Patterson
Understanding the Great War won’t change the past; it may change us.
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Margot Patterson
Palestinians are too weak to induce Israel to make peace.
U.S. Marine in Afghanistan (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)
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Was releasing five Taliban prisoners for one U.S. soldier a bad deal the U.S.?
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Margot Patterson
The United States won the Cold War, but some seem eager to restart it.
President George W. Bush speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, August 2008.
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Margot Patterson
Russia is being roundly criticized in this country following its annexation of Crimea At the same time our two countries seem to becoming more and more alike This seems true both in the economic and in the political sphere Russia is now capitalistic and more democratic than in the past while ove
Columns
Margot Patterson
Relying on drones and special forces, we operate against nameless foes in a nameless war.