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The line between here and there
Two novels explore what happens when wars persist and borders are permeable.
Green lights and privilege
Driving provides a good example of privilege—and our ignorance of it.
Listening with our ears, not our mouths
Twelve-step groups have a rule against crosstalk. It’s a good rule for churches, too.
Gregory Ellison II, Michelle Alexander, and Matthew Desmond share a red vinyl booth
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Mother's Day picks
Looking for a gift for a mother in your life? Here are some possibilities.
The poor we will always have with us?
Jesus isn’t pitting himself against poor people. He’s one of them.
Ida B. Wells, James Baldwin, and Octavia Butler imagine a new future
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Laughing at what’s not funny
Like Jason Micheli, I have incurable cancer. His book helped me find humor in it.
Airstrikes won’t solve the crisis in Syria
American military action hasn’t helped in the Middle East before. Why would it now?
Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams, and W. H. Auden discuss their unconventional love lives
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party