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Opinion: Our Afghan neighbors should be welcomed, not detained

editor@dailymemphian.com (Stephen Cook) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:12 -0600

“These Afghan immigrants are not criminals. These are our neighbors. They did not enter the United States illegally and they have not violated any of the prescribed guidelines our government has given them.”

Guest Column: People need to turn down the temperature in tense times

editor@dailymemphian.com (Stephen Cook) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:28:50 -0500

“Few of us probably think of ourselves as contributors to conflict. ... As Amanda Ripley points out in her book ‘High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out,’ we think of ourselves as right.”