Five Tips for Maintaining Civil Discourse on the Internet By: Andrea I glanced at the clock. It was 1:04 a.m. I was wide awake. My mind was racing a million miles a minute over a debate…
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The Peaceful Right to Protest: The Women’s March on Washington By: Andrea and Brittany Protests have been happening since the birth of our country. Boston Tea Party, anyone? The First Amendment protects our right to free…
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By: Andrea I don’t recall how many wedding presents my husband and I gave this past year. A half dozen, maybe more? But I can easily count how many thank you cards we got in return: two. Just two.…
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Reaction to President Obama’s Farewell Address By: Brittany “The most important office in our democracy is citizen. . . . Each of us must accept the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of…
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Reaction to Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe Speech By: Andrea Oh Meryl! You’re such a talented actress. Why’d you have to go and ruin your big moment by talking about politics? You won a big award at the…
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Hi there! Welcome to The American Moms blog. We are twin sisters, moms, political junkies, former White House and Capitol Hill staffers, food lovers, and devout to our faith. This blog is a long time coming. We’ve talked…
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A Reaction to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Singing at the Inauguration By: Andrea Have you ever had an issue totally get under your skin, even though you completely understood both sides of the argument? But the…
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The American Moms website was inspired by post-election day reaction. You saw it, right? The response was explosive. We wanted to just turn away, but couldn’t. So many people were outraged, in tears, confused, and some just…