Donald McCarthy examines the myth that the left-wing is more "politically correct" than conservatives.
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Letter From the EditorMatthew Guerruckey
Donald Trump didn’t magically transform into a disgusting human being when he called Mexicans rapists or called for a ban on Muslim immigrants, it’s who he’s always been.
ESSAYNaming It: An Essay in Six PartsPart Five: Incidents Relating to High SchoolNaima Karczmar
It takes a lot of white to lighten black, is usually a waste of paint (grey is more beautiful and easier to achieve with some kind of turpentine based thinner) but it takes very little dark to darken light, and for this reason, I think, my mother looked at me and thought her genes had failed her.
ESSAYThoughts & PrayersMatthew Guerruckey
Matthew Guerruckey on to function and limits of prayer in the wake of recent tragedies, and the hollow professions of faith from our political leaders.
"True prayer activates our emotions, but the pathetic, hypocritical prayers of our political leaders are designed to do the opposite—they stifle emotion in a cynical attempt to placate their constituents."
NON-FICTIONNaming It: An Essay in Six PartsPart Four: Family Names, Familial IncidentsNaima Karczmar
Naima Karczmar delves into her family history in part four of her essay series Naming It.
ESSAYStoicism and Today's Tech TorrentAdam Lisabeth
Can an ancient philosophy hold the answers to our own fast-paced technological age? Adam Lisabeth explores the good that might be found in the tradition of Stoic Philosophy.
NON-FICTIONNaming It: An Essay in Six PartsPart Three: A Different Kind of NamingNaima Karczmar
Naima Karczmar continues her raw, honest look at race, identity, and family in her six-part essay, Naming It.
NON-FICTIONNaming It: An Essay in Six PartsPart Two: A Catalogue of IncidentsNaima Karczmar
"When she read black Cinderellas into my fairytales, I believed she was lying to me."
Naima Karczmar's moving, personal "Naming It" essay series continues with Part Two: A Catalogue of Incidents.
NON-FICTIONNaming It: An Essay in Six Parts Part One: A Name and an IncidentNaima Karczmar
Naima Karczmar with the opening to her six-part look at race, identity, an d growing up, the brilliant experimental essay "Naming It".
"My mother taught me about white people, swore at them when they appeared on the television, readjusted her rock as if it could protect her from them as well as the electromagnetic waves."