After shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Tim O’Brien wonders how we take account of evil in a post-devil world.
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Who Would Jesus Vote For?
Having checked the box for both Democrats and Republicans (and felt the pinch of not living up to John 17:21), Sam Sawyer throws down the gauntlet.
Rude Awakenings: I Am Your Father (or Mother)
So your political career has been defined by anti-Semitism, then you find out you’re Jewish. Now what? Quang Tran takes a closer look.
Finding Joy in Auschwitz
It is indeed possible for the not-insane to find joy in the ruins of a Nazi death camp. Or so says Michael Rozier.
A MAN-ifesto
A new soda claims it’s “not for women,” but TJP man’s man Vinny Marchionni thinks that’s all wrong.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Crack House
Culture wars? Relativism? The word “chalice”? TJP’s resident rhetorician Jayme Stayer gives us 13 examples of how the answers we give depend up on the (rhetorical) perspectives we take.
Hanging Up vs. Hanging Out
Why is it so hard to wrap up a phone conversation? Actually, Matthew Dunch has a better question: what’s missing from the conversation that makes us want to hang up?
Individualism vs. Institutionalism in 2012
“Shall We Call This the Promised Land?” Mario Powell makes his TJP debut by asking us what problems we can solve as individuals, and what problems we must ask the government to address.
Mapping Loss and Compassion
Tim O’Brien helps us remember not only the 94,000 Americans who have died of AIDS, but the living memorial to them that is the AIDS quilt.
Married Miracles
Perry Petrich on seeing a miracle with his very own eyes.