The Israel Palestine conflict is in 2025 in its most brutal phase yet. It’s a worst case example of the effects of rigid polarization turned savagely violent. Thousands are being killed and both sides are living at the edge of despair. It’s a testament to the inflexibility and moral failures of politicians who incense their populations into hate.
The Federal government has proposed eliminating the TRIO program, which gives individual encouragement and support to students intent on applying to and succeeding in college. TRIO students don’t come from families or communities with a strong history of attending college and can struggle to cope with the new demands of college life. Nevertheless, they do succeed when they get appropriate support. TRIO, in supplying this support, has been especially successful at Shepherd University and its loss will hurt the university and the student body.
A rewrite of the article Help! There’s too many Republicans The rewrite includes some specifics relevant to Jefferson County.
George Saunders’s story collection Liberation Day disguises his scary themes under his usual inventive and even amusing narratives. His characters are completely imaginary and yet completely believable. It’s easy not just to see yourself in those characters, but to understand yourself better.
Part memoir, part discourse on American politics in 2025, part speculation. How all these themes connect in German, Poland, and the United States.
Speculation about how a self-avowed Christian president would stack up in the eyes of the Jesus he says he believes in.