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In Crisis, Civility isn't a Luxury. It's a Tool.
In the Second Trump Era, to insist on retaining one’s good manners is a scandal.
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Be Gentle When You Go Where the Grass is Greener
Writing on his Substack today, Jesse Singal reflects on the role cancel culture plays in ideological revolutions:
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A High School Reunion, and Rethinking the International Order
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The Lacrimosa was a Bold Choice: a Quick Oscars Reflection
Three thoughts on the Academy Awards, two of them very brief:
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I'm Tired of Politicians Talking about Testicles
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February 2025

When Truth and Love Differ
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Leaving my Brain at the Door: an Evangelical Homecoming
Back in the early aughts, when I led a youth group and served on the Vestry at All Saints Pasadena, we repeated a line often mistakenly attributed to…
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Drop the Whip: Cancel Culture and its Reactions
William Butler Yeats, arguably the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth-century’s first half, saw his share of revolutions.
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They ARE Us: on that Halftime Show
“It’s 3:30,” David complained.
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Protests, Forfeits, and Pluralism: a High School Soccer Anecdote
On Monday, my daughter's school soccer team – the Goddesses of the Girls Academic Leadership Academy -- traveled to South Los Angeles to play the Locke…
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A Letter to my Daughter from a Former Student
Three years ago, not long after Heloise’s thirteenth birthday, a kind friend and former student wrote a letter to my daughter.
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You Cannot Shun Your Way to Victory
We May Need to Cut Ties With Trump Supporters, says popular liberal Christian columnist John Pavlovitz today.
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