Faith and Christmas
As Christmas draws closer, I find everything I do bears an increasing sense of urgency.…
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With a Whimper
It was a marked contrast to the flashbulbs and glory of President Obama’s re-election; on…
The Bittersweet Hereafter
Election Day always makes me think of my grandfather. Had he lived to see this…
Fired Up. Ready to Go.
By the time this essay is published, most people in the United States will be…
The Desperate Hours
Climate change is no longer a theory. I grew up in a New York suburb…
Review: “Sinister” starring Ethan Hawke and Juliet Rylance
Halloween offers few forms of entertainment for the middle aged. If one has friends who…
Thoughts from the Attic
This past weekend, I doubt I could have been more away from it all: I…
Farewell, Summer
Autumn usually sneaks in via the back door. Its shadows lengthen on the staircase, and…
Redefining Rape
It was all so theatrical: the small balcony, the symbol of the Ecuadorian embassy affixed…