Amazing Disgrace

How did Donald Trump — a thrice-married, biblically illiterate sexual predator — hijack the religious right?

Published: Mar 20, 2017
Length: 10 minutes (2,671 words)

The Sage of Yale Law

One lawyer-philosopher had to coin the term “born-again paganism” to capture the theological doctrine he outlines in his 4-pound book about god and reverence and what daily life has to do with eternity. It’s kind of confusing.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 16, 2017
Length: 10 minutes (2,608 words)

I’m Trans, Disabled, And Tired Of Fighting To Get Into Bathrooms

Christian McMahon remembers growing up transgender and disabled and implores us to remember that acknowledging someone’s humanity is a lot more than simply allowing them to use the washroom they prefer. Acknowledging his unearned privilege as “a small white man with a disability,” he reminds us that everyone deserves the basic human “right to exist safely in public spaces.”

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Mar 9, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,441 words)

The Grays of Our Lives

The anxiety of choice—what I should do, what I should read, who I should be—has had a curious effect on the world of fashion. Color is out, gray is in. Gray, the midpoint between black and white, has far more than fifty shades; each one communicates a subtle difference in meaning, but all provide an effortless canvas of cool.

Source: Racked
Published: Mar 14, 2017
Length: 14 minutes (3,700 words)

The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of ‘Marines United’

Marines United, a private Facebook group for vets and active military personnel that shared revenge porn and rape threats between news stories and image macros, was reported again and again for violating community standards. But like a many-headed-hydra, every time it was killed it would rise up again.

Source: Task & Purpose
Published: Mar 16, 2017
Length: 22 minutes (5,600 words)

Why this Persian New Year is Different

A personal essay by Iranian-born novelist Porochista Khakpour about her apprehension and lack of excitement about Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at a time when it feels unsafe to be of Muslim heritage in America.

Source: CNN
Published: Mar 20, 2017
Length: 7 minutes (1,862 words)

How 1,600 People Went Missing from Our Public Lands Without a Trace

From cougars to stalkers to falls down deep canyons, America’s 640 million acres of public land offer countless ways to disappear. The 1,600 people who already have is only an estimate, since no reliable system exists to track their numbers and cases, or to find them.

Source: Outside
Published: Mar 13, 2017
Length: 21 minutes (5,433 words)

The Reclusive Hedge Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency

How Robert Mercer exploited America’s populist insurgency.

Author: Jane Mayer
Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 27, 2017
Length: 41 minutes (10,470 words)

A Place of Absorption

Katherine Laidlaw recalls an abusive relationship in which her boyfriend threatened her with a boxcutter. In examining why she stayed as long as she did, she observes how the emotional scars affect her thinking and perception in what should be a new, exciting relationship — to the point where “Everything now — a flicker of tone, a sideways glance, a distant voice on the end of the phone — is a sign, a flag, a warning.”

Source: Hazlitt
Published: Mar 16, 2017
Length: 12 minutes (3,183 words)

Welcome To The Anti-Racism Movement — Here’s What You’ve Missed

Writer Ijeoma Oluo schools well-meaning white people–who are late to the party–in the hard, thankless work of relinquishing their unearned privilege and fighting racism.

Published: Mar 16, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,419 words)