I found some great things to read this week. For once, I actually have some good news, so you certainly are not going to get that on your cable news network of choice. Although I start out with a story that seems a little bit negative, stick with me. This is definitely a happy week.

1. Why Our Civil Discourse Is Broken by Annie Holmquist from The Imaginative Conservative

2. Black Lives Matter Leader: What I Experienced At Pro-Trump Rally 'Restored My Faith In Some Of These People' by James Barrett from The Daily Wire

3. The Nuclear War That Almost Was and the Man Who Prevented It by Brittany Hunter from The Stream

4. A Do-It-Yourself Liberal Education by Charles Lipson from RealClear Politics

5. When Adventure Comes Calling: Celebrating 80 Years of The Hobbit by Liberty McArtor from The Stream

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