June 1 Rodeo Clowns Sam Cowie Brazil’s beef magnates and cowboy Bolsonaristas are stans for the American South.
May 28 The Loneliness of the Competitive Quizzer Drew Basile It is not just a hobby—it verges on a way of life.
February 10, 2026 I’m Not Done with You Mary Turfah If bodies keep a score, Israel uses the Palestinian body to say it is winning.
August 26, 2025 For Betar or Worse Hannah Gais There are distressingly few paths to challenging Canary Mission and Betar.
August 20, 2025 What Do I Have in Common with Jews? Avi Ackermann Judaism brings inherited obligation, not hereditary talent.
Territorial Spirits Joseph P. Laycock A professor of religious studies asks why everyone wants an exorcism
Daddy was going to die soon, and they’d better make amends. Daddy was going to die soon, and they’d better make amends. Daddy was going to die soon, and they’d better make amends. Daddy was going to die soon, and they’d better make amends. Fables of Our Fathers Daddy was going to die soon, and they’d better make amends. Tom Carson , December 2016
Converting civic villainy into disposable laughs. Converting civic villainy into disposable laughs. Converting civic villainy into disposable laughs. Converting civic villainy into disposable laughs. The Joke’s on You Converting civic villainy into disposable laughs. Steve Almond , July 2012
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May 20 Boy Girl Problems Grace Byron The trans killer myth in Katherine Packert Burke’s All Us Saints
May 19 The Last Class with Balls Jasper Craven Bringing women into the military service academy system