America Is at War With Itself
At 245 years old, with two civil wars behind it, and in the grips of a third, the United States is anything but. Will we ever build peace?
Kaitlin Byrd
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Kaitlin Byrd is a writer, researcher, and proud Prep for Prep alum, working in her hometown of Brooklyn. She writes and curses about politics on Twitter.
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