Thursday, February 23, 2012
A 300 page report on the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal in the U.S. will be published today, and at first glance it seems both extremely comprehensive and deeply flawed. Its goal is to get at the causes behind the … Continue reading
Eugene Magowan, a Dublin artist, checked in with some thoughts on my Irish Catholic Church story that appeared in the New York Times Magazine on February 9. Below are: 1) his thoughts; 2) a poem of his on the same … Continue reading
Michael Martin (mmartin600@gmail.com) is an American poet who lived for a long time in the Netherlands, and recently moved his dog-and-pony show to Raleigh, North Carolina. He sent me some of his work recently. It’s the kind of stuff that … Continue reading
David Barton had a good week last week. First, the New York Times wrote a lengthy profile of him, built around the fact that several would-be Republican candidates for president apparently look to Barton for advice on American history. Then … Continue reading
One of the most under-examined stories of the current moment in history is the swift rise of right wing populism in the U.S. and Europe. My profile of Marine Le Pen focused on her combination of far-right anti-immigrant nationalism and … Continue reading