The Collapse of a False “Natural Order”
There is a growing lament across the American commentariat about a generation that, through no fault of its own, can no longer perform the... Read More
The Comics Section: It’s Mid-March and Your Editor Has a Neck Tan Line
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. Extraordinary March heat wave in the West by Paul Duginski, CagleCartoons.com
Between the Proposal and the Protest
This semester, as I teach an online writing course at a Southern California community college, I keep asking: How do you truly engage students... Read More
The Underworld of Grief What “Hamnet” Reveals about Love, Loss and the Stories that Bring Us Back
Stories about the underworld are rarely really about the dead. They are about the living—about how human beings survive grief. From the ancient myth... Read More
Honestly Boring
I remember the first time I ever heard the word homosexual. I was in the first grade, and my mother and I were sitting... Read More
Borrowed Futures: The Federal Debt and Climate Change The Federal Debt and Climate Change Walk Into a Bar. Our Grandkids Pick Up the Tab!
Both the federal debt and climate change share a peculiar trait. They are almost invisible, right up until they are not. One day the... Read More
The Comics Section: Increased Allergens
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. Allergy season getting worse by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian
When Christian Nationalism Becomes Public Policy
One year into President Trump’s second term, a new nationwide survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) offers an eye-opening snapshot into the... Read More
War, Violence, and the Internalized Male Toxicity Among Trump and His Supporters
War in the Middle East is upon us again, it seems. Blame the many men in power in all of the countries involved. The... Read More
The Case for a Children’s Bill of Rights Tradition and Religion are Not Excuses for Child Abuse
Children are not chattel. Nor are they “mere creatures of the state,” as the Supreme Court of the United States held in Pierce v.... Read More
