I think I was always interested in the larger world, even as a kid, and my experiences as a journalist only heightened that interest. Covering conflict, I learned that though leaders often try to create a sense of "us" and "them, " the differences are not that delineated. I often felt like it was a whole bunch of "us, " with some of "them" scattered around. That made me feel that the borders we draw around ourselves are often artificial. . Masha Hamilton
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