I find a lot of “They broke the law…Send them back” claims in the immigration debate. While the claims may be intended to shut down the debate, they only open Pandora’s Box. After all, breaking the... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick. Or should I say, ex-Cardinal McCarrick. Lord have mercy. I assume you've all heard about this "demotion" and the lurid, sordid tales that spurred it, decades and decades too late... Read more
By Ethan McCarthy Last Friday night I stood in the sanctuary of Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, singing "It Is Well With My Soul" with several hundred LGBT Christians. I was at the... Read more
Being on vacation means I’m writing what I want, and not what the zeitgeist demands: I’ve read Silas House’s new novel, Southernmost. And anything by SH is as good as a trip home. Read more
When police arrested Allison Mack for her role in the cult, I wondered how she could do such horrific things to other women. I realized that she too, was victimized by Keith Raniere. Read more
I was just reminiscing with a friend about one of the greatest seasons of television ever created: the first season of HBO's True Detective. (Don't even get me started about season 2.) Just about a... Read more
