Bad events, good trends
The world isn’t as bad as you think.
All posts tagged: Monday Musings
A country that was built on a protest
The authoritarianism in the Tennessee legislature builds on a past but is moving towards a new low.
Faith, race, and the American experience
James Cone’s book on the cross and the lynching tree will upset your equilibrium in all the best ways.
Equality means equality
History teaches us how ordinary people have figured out how to work together to save democracy.
Journeys
When we’re lucky, a journey with a lifetime partner is one of extraordinary discovery.
Wood that rejoices in transmitting music
Jeffrey Greene’s love letter to the wood that makes our stringed instruments sing.
Letting go
At the end, what really matters is who you loved and who loved you.
Piecing together the puzzle
So much of life — like a good crime novel — is working to figure out the puzzle.
The best journeys are the long ones
My interview with author Janet Hulstrand on her delightful new memoir exploring the writing life.
Don’t believe everything you think
We often believe myths because they reinforce deeply held beliefs or because we like a well-told tale.
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