PinnedJulián Castro, Knight of the RepublicHere’s Julián Castro, squinting into the sun, awkwardly posed in front of what might be a Hampton Inn. It’s the morning of the 2020 Iowa…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
Israel has the right to defend itself. What about the Palestinians?I wrote this for The Week in 2015, during another of the many rounds of attacks, incursions, and wars inflicted by Israel on the…Jan 28Jan 28
The egg.The egg is the perfect shape, the perfect meal, the perfect self-contained safety measure, particularly (as my organic farmer friend once…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Go to bed.It seems that one should know how to get into bed. Especially when the bed is an item of long-standing acquaintance, not some cantilevered…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Passover, Judaism, & the women who allowed us to becomeAs I often do in the days before Passover, I’m thinking of the women without whom we not only wouldn’t have the Passover story, we…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
On Fandom, Heartbreak, and Joss WhedonOne night at the dinner table my kids asked which I like better: Star Wars or Star Trek. I demurred; they insisted; I insisted I couldn’t…Feb 15, 20211Feb 15, 20211
COVID-19 skepticism & my very special gang of trollsOn May 27th, when I’d been in isolation with mild COVID-19 for 71 days — a period during which I experienced constant low-grade fevers…Jul 3, 20201Jul 3, 20201
Sympathy notes — how to write them, why they matterAmerica is reeling from its losses. Mourners aren’t able to find comfort in rites & rituals; we can’t hold those mourners in their grief…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Review: REUNIONS — Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitOne day, five months into the presidency that threatens even now to undo the American experiment, I heard someone on the radio sing “there…May 13, 20202May 13, 20202
From White Knight Syndrome to “White Man’s World”: The Evolution of Jason IsbellWant to listen along as you read? Click here for the playlist on Spotify.Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020