Staff Picks: Fear & Candy in a Pandemic
We're in the lead-up to a very spooky night—no, not November 3! We're talking October 31st. Whether you believe in ghosts, goblins, ax murderers, killer pumpkins, or none of the above, Halloween is a time... Read More
The Comics Section: The Makeup of the Court and the Scariest Costume of All
The latest from Raging Pencils and Cagle Cartoons! 2020 Election Terror by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA
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