Contains mild spoilers for one episode of The Good Place. There's a ton of magic and religion in our popular culture. I don't mean... Read More

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“Walk a mile in my shoes,” singer-songwriter Joe South advised back in the (highly overrated) peace and love days of 1969.      ... Read More

Religion in the courtroom is extremely problematic because of the responsibility and trust placed in judges and juries to make impartial and rational decisions.... Read More

A lone turkey struts on our back porch picking at droves of sunflower seed shells for we have been solacing the persistent birds all... Read More

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“IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE to think the message of the book is that we should be optimistic,” Steven Pinker tells our science and... Read More

A December vote in Alabama proved the might of the black voting bloc nationwide. The black community, specifically black women, helped elect Democrat Doug... Read More