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The research papers came in on the All-Academic website. I sent them out to reviewers. Then by May 1, the reviews came in, and we’re off to the races. What an amazing system! And what a privilege for me. I … Continue reading →

“The committee further recommends that the name of the church be officially restored to its former name of Grace Episcopal Church, to be completed no later than the last meeting of the current vestry.” From “Final Report,” Conflict Transformation Process … Continue reading →

The release by the White House of the financial worth of President Trump’s top advisors, in a Friday night dump timed for underplaying bad news (an April Fool’s joke on us?), was a face punch that we needed. While we … Continue reading →

A friend sent us the invitation from the White House to share our story about Obamacare. I was glad to do so, below. Obamacare: Share Your Story http://www.whitehouse.gov Obamacare has led to higher costs and fewer health insurance options for … Continue reading →

Objectivity is not neutrality, as historian Thomas L. Haskell puts it. In my years as a news reporter in the last quarter of the 20th century, journalistic objectivity was not stenography either. For us, it involved moving around, hanging out … Continue reading →

A letter to my parish church, Feb. 28. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he … Continue reading →

Southerners are said to be obsessed with their own history. It’s true, belying that old dictum that history is always written by the winners. Even now, well into the 21st century, I find myself wading into the murky waters of … Continue reading →

For Pam I was just beginning, in that clammy August, to pick up the riff of the teaching gig when I flew from New Orleans off to Miami, the two U.S. cities we journalists dig. It felt like betrayal of … Continue reading →

The American South isn’t the only place where heritage groups claim a particular day to wave their flags. When I was in Northern Ireland a few years ago, a nervous public waited to see whether the traditional July 12 parades … Continue reading →

Another semester is ending. It always feels a little messy, like cleaning up a gymnasium after a big dance party during which (you remember) some things happened you wish had not happened. But several of my students have sent me … Continue reading →