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A Leftist is the author of the wildly popular advice column "Ask A Leftist™".
Help! My Hairdresser is a MAGA Enthusiast
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Ask A Leftist: Help! My Hairdresser is a MAGA Enthusiast

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 A Leftist

I just found out that my hairdresser is a hardcore MAGA enthusiast who loves wearing shirts that say “I don’t kneel” and posts lots of pictures with American flags and guns. She does my hair perfectly, but I can’t keep giving her my money, right?!?!

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Can I just say... Merry Christmas?
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Ask A Leftist: Can I Just Say… “Merry Christmas?”

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 A Leftist

I celebrate Christmas and I love it. Can I just say… “Merry Christmas”?

Sincerely,

Happy Holidays

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A vintage Thanksgiving dinner illustration with a woman holding the New York Times Bike Thieves article
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Tell Your Family at Thanksgiving: The NYT Bike Theft Article Was Bad

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 A Leftist

For the terminally online, this discourse has been done to death, but if you’re the token Vermonter at the dinner table this topic will likely come up. We want to prepare you for this possibly drunken, certainly awkward conversation.

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Ask a Leftist: Why Do Some Leftists Stay Anonymous Online?
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Ask A Leftist: Why Do Some Leftists Stay Anonymous Online?

September 13, 2022September 30, 2022 A Leftist

Dear A Leftist™, I try to always put my name on anything I write or say. Why do some leftists stay anonymous online? I think if you wouldn’t say something face to face you shouldn’t say it at all! 

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Ask a Leftist: Do Leftists Hate Successful People?
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Ask a Leftist: Do Leftists Hate Successful People?

March 23, 2022September 30, 2022 A Leftist

Dear A Leftist™,

What’s with leftists hating people who make money and are successful?

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Ask a Leftist: Why don’t homeless people just move south?
Opinion

Ask a Leftist: Why don’t homeless people just move south?

January 14, 2022September 30, 2022 A Leftist

“Dear A Leftist™, Why are there homeless people in Vermont during the winter? Why don’t they move south?” There are two tempting and connected ideas

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Ask a Leftist: Help! Someone Called Me a Lib!

November 16, 2021September 30, 2022 A Leftist

Whether you’re a seasoned organizer, a budding anarchist or (especially?) if you’re a DINK who just moved to the burbs, sometimes you’re going to have

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