Since You’ve Been Gone: The Politics of Hysterectomy and the Impossibility of ‘Choice’
Last I checked, my uterus was in a jar in Schenectady. An ignoble end for…
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Capitalism’s Violence calls for Collective Wrath, not Luigi Mangione’s Privatized Rage
A grainy, jittery video has gone viral on social media. Duct-taped to a chair and…
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This White Man’s Blunder — Why RFK’s Obsession with Chemtrails and Terrain Theory Won’t Make America Healthy
Another day, another series of alarming claims from Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the current head…
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As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach
For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a…
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Christian Health Sharing Ministries Aren’t All Corrupt — But Here’s Why They Are a Problem
In my previous column here at RD, I used historical retrospective and my personal memories…
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Evangelical Healthcare Sharing Plan Catastrophically Fails — But Why Did So Many Join in the First Place?
Remember the 1990s? The inexplicable popularity of fluorescent fanny packs? The innocent thrill of getting…
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Show Bishops How it’s Done on ObamaCare
In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…
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The Bad Religion at the Heart of GOP Healthcare Policy
Even as Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch and putatively face-saving “repeal, then replace” maneuver fails, it’s important…
Read MoreGOP isn’t Pro-Life After All
The GOP’s morally indefensible position on maternity care shows the hollowness of the party’s claim…
Read MoreGoogle Data Reveal Poor Have An Interest Above “Dark” Religion
The estimable David Leonhardt made a media thing happen over the past few days with…
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