Twain’s Gazette of the Absurd

Twain’s Gazette of the Absurd

The Republic Needs a Rehabilitation

What my 1912 Craftsman taught me about repairing American democracy

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Kimberly Twain
Aug 28, 2026
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I have been thinking about rehabilitating my 1912 Craftsman house. I have even started working on the drawings, which is the architectural equivalent of announcing that one has begun a novel because one has selected a font.

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