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There’s a story America keeps telling itself.

That we’re angry.
That we’re divided.
That we’ve forgotten how to welcome people who come from somewhere else.

Then a soccer team from Algeria arrived in Lawrence, Kansas.

And ruined the whole story.

In this Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the remarkable true story of how a Midwestern college town embraced visitors from North Africa during the 2026 World Cup. From marching bands learning a foreign national anthem to strangers exchanging jerseys and hugs, Lawrence reminded the country what community looks like.

This isn’t a story about politics.

It’s a story about people.

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