How to Survive Thanksgiving Without a Political Fistfight (and Maybe Even Build a Bridge)

Democracy begins at the table. Not the one in D.C., but the one in your kitchen. The one with the gravy boat and the quiet resentment.

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Nov 27, 2025

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation and pardoning, Monday, November 21, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House. | Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz via Flickr

By Trygve Olson

Thanksgiving is the American holiday. The Fourth of July may be America’s holida…

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