As transphobia is displacing families abroad and health care is banned, Jennifer shares their family experience and trauma as trans exiles.

Heidi, Daniel, and David continue their explorations of the new papal encyclical, and they bring a critical eye to Bishop Barron's recent attacks on so-called "toxic empathy." Heidi brings us an inter...

How we read the Bible is often predetermined by our own agendas and desires—including our desire to do violence.

The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.

Why do some Democrats count their wins as losses?

The ruling clears the way for the first-in-the-nation law to go into effect on Saturday.

Some thoughts on a birthday that nobody seems to want

Budget Hearing for NYC Committee on Libraries The NYC City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Relations is holding a hearing on May 26, 2026 to discuss the executiv...

A glossary of some terms that I am trying to use consistently across my writings

David Dault explores biblical interpretation, moral responsibility, and catastrophic love, arguing that readers—not scripture itself—bear responsibility for how the Bible shapes ethics, community, and...

Mapping the tension between power and violence

University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...