Burke Nixon

Philosophy and poetry that explores the deeply personal nature of belief

Bob Dylan’s latest album—and its closing track in particular—remind us that American history is also the story of American popular culture.

James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time’ reveals the destructive tendency of white Americans—and white American Christians most of all—to avoid self-scrutiny.

Shouldn’t we be paying attention to those minor miracles of creation that occur all around us, even when we’re stuck at home? Marilynne Robinson can help.