We’ve all experienced pointing out a new fact to someone and seeing them acknowledge it, and even incorporate it into their thinking. I’ve even... Read More

Christian conservatives in the State of Washington recently held a fundraiser on behalf of their proposal to create a new state, adding a fifty-first... Read More

People of color throughout the United States are receiving more than their fair share of the poisonous fruits of industrial production. They live cheek... Read More

Take a minute and conjure up in your mind an image of a brick wall. Imagine that on top of that wall rest the... Read More

While I do make an attempt to see things through a non-racial lens, I have to admit, at times it’s difficult to do. I... Read More

Officially the penitentiary has existed since the eighteenth century, although human beings have imprisoned one another since the beginning of recorded time. The concept... Read More

Why are 76 percent of people held in jails not convicted of any crime? Because of the cash bail system that is only found... Read More

BY ADAM GOPNIK BASIC BOOKS, 2019 272 PP., $26.00 The late pundit Irving Kristol, whose career began in left-wing politics and ended in neoconservatism,... Read More

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BY MARTIN HAGGLUND PANTHEON, 2019 464 PP.; $29.95 While a life without belief in a god is often discussed these days, less examined is... Read More