Andrew Sullivan Really Took This Opportunity to Misread Intersectionality?
“Here’s the latest in the assault on liberal democracy,” writes Andrew Sullivan, as he decries…
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“My Scientology Movie” Pokes the Hornet’s Nest
I never thought I’d write something like this, but My Scientology Movie actually had me…
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Nike’s Token Equality: New Campaign Masks the Truth About Workers’ Rights
Last month Nike debuted its “Equality” campaign with an ad featuring high-profile athletes like Serena Williams, LeBron James,…
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Storytime with David Brooks: In Which the Liberals’ Favorite Conservative Gets Lost in a Lily-White History
Personal research conducted among my lefty friends shows that for many liberals, reading David Brooks…
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You Are What You Eat: New Book on Cannibalism Reimagines What It Means to Be Made of Flesh
Bill Schutt’s new book, Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History, is a startling reminder of how strange…
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Satanists Take Aim at School Spanking
There’s a connection between hitting children and cultural identity. Growing up in Austin, Texas, I…
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What Does a Moral Economy Look Like for the 99 Percent?
In his first book, Seattle-based union organizer Jonathan Rosenblum recounts the personal stories of clergy, activists and airport workers who mounted the first successful campaign for a $15 minimum wage in the U.S.
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Trump v LGBT People At the UN; ‘Bible Beer’ Backlash in Australia; Global LGBT Recap
As the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) got underway last Monday (it…
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Spiritual Mapping Evangelicals Battle Vodou in Haiti
Reza Aslan is the host of the new spiritual adventure series Believer, which tackles the…
Read MoreThe Unbearable Whiteness of American Lent
I realized then that I didn’t really “get” Lent—or at least how white Catholics interpreted it.
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