The earnest, hilarious Al Franken
The senator's jokes are still funny, even if Trump has made his satire obsolete.
Politics & Society
When it comes to addressing local problems, proclamation isn't enough.
Incarceration is a tomb. It beats death into people.
The stories we tell can do real damage. Or they can heal.
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
Impunity for Joe Arpaio makes good policing harder. So does access to military gear.
Why scientific thinking matters for society
Andrew Shtulman's book isn't just about understanding data. It's about moral concern.
When toxicity grows gradually, we get used to it. But we don't have to.
Marilynne Robinson's vision for democracy
Critics are correct that Robinson doesn't offer an alternative to the Christian Right. But she never claimed to.
Narratives of fear, domination, and greed abound. But there's a better story.
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