Waking up in a no-longer-red state

Here in Texas, Republican dominance just collapsed in an evening. The state was also the site of some earlier signs of the national blue wave to come.

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Trending topics: Our cats, ourselves

Seven books about how domestic house cats help us to see ourselves more clearly

Bonhoeffer’s warning

In a 1939 essay, he compares the German and US churches—and asks what Christian freedom looks like when political pressure overwhelms theological clarity.

A war dog’s odyssey

Paul Yoon’s novel of a military dog making his way home through the wreckage is quietly theological.

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Politics

Waking up in a no-longer-red state

Here in Texas, Republican dominance just collapsed in an evening. The state was also the site of some earlier signs of the national blue wave to come.

Bonhoeffer’s warning

In a 1939 essay, he compares the German and US churches—and asks what Christian freedom looks like when political pressure overwhelms theological clarity.

The rise of the American Muslim public servant

It turns out that organized Islamophobia has given American Muslims the incentive to organize as well.

Are both parties to blame?

Democrats and Republicans alike bear some fault for the state of US democracy. But only one of them is actively dismantling it.