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Bradley Blankenship · May 15, 2026

Essay: On Reconciliation

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A brief reflection on the process of running a truth commission in suburban Kentucky.

Over the past year, many people have asked me what exactly I was trying to accomplish with my original manifesto and the formation of NKTAP.

This short essay, “On Reconciliation,” is an attempt to answer that question more clearly.

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It is not primarily about revenge, nor about personal grievance. Rather, it is about corruption as a social and institutional phenomenon; about truth, accountability, and moral order; and about why reconciliation — genuine reconciliation grounded in reality rather than denial — must ultimately remain the goal of any healthy society.

I also reflect on some of the strategic and rhetorical choices I made during the earlier stages of this process, and why I now believe certain ideas require further clarification.

As always, readers are free to draw their own conclusions.

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