Is secular life bereft when tragedy strikes? Not for a minute
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the week since NFL player Damar Hamlin’s near death on…
The lure and toxicity of pro football
Reading Time: 4 minutes What does it say about American culture that the most-watched television programming this fall has been (as…
GOP better at addressing what’s ‘right in front’ of us? As if that were true. Or good.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, I saved the most cocksure red-wave predictions flooding…
Is church decline something to celebrate? That depends
Reading Time: 5 minutes Clearly, its identity as “church” does not ensure that an assembly of people will be a positive…
The Great Rethink: Why de-emphasizing career was the best ‘career move’ I ever made
Reading Time: 6 minutes Work is necessary, and it’s best to find work that aligns with our interests and values. But…
‘Platitude of gratitude’: Let’s stop the empty thank-yous, please
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lately I find myself irritated by a flood of messages that use some form of “thanks” as…
In praise of ‘moral weirdos’
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s one thing to align philosophically with fights against climate change, racism, homo- and transphobia, abuses of…
Should I stay or should I go? The excruciating dilemma facing supporters of a beloved soccer team
Reading Time: 5 minutes When is it OK to continue your ardent engagement with a fandom you love despite emerging controversy…
Young progressives have every right to feel disaffected. They should vote anyway.
Reading Time: 4 minutes The party leaders are ancient. They’ve been in charge of the White House and Congress for almost…
Exploring the lost art of dying
Reading Time: 5 minutes Given its centrality to the human experience—it happens to everyone, no exceptions—you’d think our culture would engage…
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