"I hope in they can find a way to keep themselves safe but to also keep the protesters safe. We're not the ones out here with the guns."

"Two-and-a-half years after he lost his arm, Whedbee is still fighting with North Dakota’s insurance agency."

"Critique drift is a way that good political arguments go bad."

"As a public figure, [David Brooks] would seem to be an especially important person to bully and demoralize as part of the norm-setting process."

"I missed the eighties entirely. I had a minimal education that included learning fractions and geography, reading portions of the King James Bible, and memorizing chapters upon chapters of scripture and reciting them on command."

"The future of the Toronto Blue Jays wakes up in a 1978 Volkswagen camper behind the dumpsters at a Wal-Mart and wonders if he has anything to eat."

"Starting with a triple issue (1-2-3) gave us more flexibility: we could cut back by a third, or by two thirds, so the second issue could be double (4-5) or single (4)."

"Why don't I walk with them, spare them the harrassment, and charge them like five bucks?"

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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