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Putting Flannery O'Connor and Contrapoints in dialogue

Aug 11

Roe's demise kicks abortion rights to the halls of state legislatures. Voter attitudes about abortion are now vital. But it's hard to win over hearts…

Jun 24

Drinking habits and graveyard diners // God, guilt, and griddle grease

Jun 18

Or, Notes from the Ridge Avenue Wawa

Jun 11

On forests and people and destruction and time

Jun 6

All the cool kids are reassociating

May 31

Michael Jordan and the lust for greatness // the urban crisis and the (other) end of history

May 24

Everything Everywhere All at Once and the "crisis of meaning"

May 11

On dating apps, the death of intimacy, and the possibility of resuscitation - lessons from Walker Percy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Caroline…

Apr 22

An encounter at a bookstore, a false (?) dichotomy, an assassination attempt, and some personal news

Mar 29

On The Batman (caution: cryptic spoilers)

Mar 17

The psychology of post-internet patriotism

Mar 7

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