Benjamin Franklin’s hope and warning, “A republic, if you can keep it,” resonates with too many of us these days. This has ...

Is it valid to be annoyed when, as your plane pulls up to the gate… ...

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Numerous recent reports have warned the public about far-right sheriffs’ plans for the upcoming election….

Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! (I am, ...

Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

In response to the election, a significant number of people on social media and elsewhere have expressed some form of this ...

Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

Thus far much of the commentary about Trump's cabinet and staff picks alternates between "He values loyalty above all else" and "He wants to generate chaos and break the federal government." There’s ...