Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife
BY ARIEL SABAR DOUBLEDAY, 2020 Ariel Sabar probably considered “veritas”—Latin for “truth” and the motto of Harvard University—the perfect ironic title for this book. “Ironic,” however, is too mild to describe the contents of Veritas:... Read More
Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
BY KURT ANDERSEN RANDOM HOUSE, 2020 If you like conspiracy theories, Kurt Andersen has a good one for you. Once upon a time there was a well-functioning democratic society that valued fairness, opportunity, and public... Read More
The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution
BY RICHARD WRANGHAM VINTAGE BOOKS, 2019 Already in the preface, Richard Wrangham’s The Goodness Paradox put a smile on my face. Wrangham there advocates the position that humans are naturally capable of both good and... Read More
The Comics Section: The Peace of Dogs and Sanitize or Treat
The latest from Cagle Cartoons! "Difficult Times" by Randall Enos, Easton, CT "Halloween and Covid" by Jeff Koterba, CagleCartoons.com
The Comics Section: Living on COVID Time and Vote Vote Vote!
The latest from Cagle Cartoons! "Living on Covid Time" by Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer, NC Cartoon by Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com
The Comics Section: Carrying the Weight and Printing Lies
The latest from Cagle Cartoons and Raging Pencils! Cartoon by by Nate Beeler, Counterpoint
Ritual and the Secular Day of the Dead
As more and more people are abandoning their religious upbringing, many still want to celebrate certain cherished cultural traditions. This is why the upcoming Secular Day of the Dead was created as a redesign of... Read More