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Article Troll in Chief Internet trolls are nothing new. But Jason Hannan's book explains how social media has made them much, much worse. By Matt McManus April 29, 2024 Donald Trump Domestic Affairs Technology Nonfiction
Article Headfirst Downslide Once more, the shadow of Pete Rose and his unforgivable sin hovers over another MLB season. By Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández April 27, 2024 Culture Books Sports
Article Why Are We Still Doing This? Denmark is a historical anomaly: the world’s first socialist monarchy. By Morten Høi Jensen April 25, 2024 Foreign Affairs Politics Culture Europe
Article The Other Side of Silence Clarice Lispector's 'The Apple in the Dark' wrestles with the limits of language, seeking language to crack the glass between us and reality. By Jared Marcel Pollen April 24, 2024 Books Religion Culture
Article Moving the Center The Church's antiquated views on gender is hindering its ministry. By Mary E. Hunt April 24, 2024 Religion Gender Synodality Women in the Church
Article Hope or Consolation? The late poet Saskia Hamilton's book 'All Souls' is a meditation of "tentative hope," reckoning with her own imminent death. By Will Brewbaker April 23, 2024 Poetry Death and Dying Books
Article Why Not Women? The all-male priesthood of the Catholic Church has become an outward sign of inner corruption. By Alice McDermott April 23, 2024 Priesthood Women in the Church Religion
Article The End of the Line A seemingly trivial change to New Jersey’s ballot design is good news for the future of democracy in America. By Matt Mazewski April 22, 2024 Domestic Affairs Politics
Article Poem | Full Moon "It was so lovely I had to cry / 'Look at the moon!' as if you or I / might never see one again." By Mary Jo Salter April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | The New New Colossus "You play the part of a human bandage / On a body that will not stop bleeding." By Philip Metres April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Two Poems by William Hathaway "Lost in eloquence, Cicero forgot / to hike up his toga, letting it / trail in the muck." By William Hathaway April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | Token Entry "Through the turnstile, / uptown or down, // past the bench / where life // sleeps" By John Skoyles April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Books in Brief The editors read nonfiction about the work ethic, a memoir about the body, and a novel from a poet. By The Editors April 22, 2024 Books in Brief Nonfiction Fiction
Article Women and the Priesthood A symposium on women's ordination asks: In what ways are women excluded from and undervalued in the life of the Church? By The Editors April 22, 2024 Women in the Church Women Gender