It’s always 9/11 Now: Porous, Buffered, and the Search for Authentic
Authenticity or Bust From the First Great Awakening of the 1740s that energized the North American colonists and eventually led to the American Revolution to the Transcendentalists to the Beats,...
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I remember, in the days that followed the 9/11 attack, hearing the endless trope from news reporters, who declared that “nothing would be the same again.” And I confess that my reaction to that...
View ArticleRazor Blades and Ebola: Processing Fear
Recently we have had a front row seat to observe low-level panic and smoldering fear. The headlines have been shrill: “Ebola Spread to the US Inevitable.” “Why America is Not Ready for an Ebola...
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Tonight we stood together around candles that marked the spot where his body was found this morning. Tonight we poured out our stories and our songs, our prayers and our tears. Tonight we reminded...
View ArticleElection Day, November 4, 2014
(photo by D.Vandiver) Today is the day, friends. The day to VOTE. This is the day when we get a chance to be citizens and constituents, rather than just consumers. Today is the day this nation decides...
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