Editorials

I mentioned in my Weekly Wrap Up on Friday that I am exhausted.

Apr 28 •

Time Talks Back

We sat at the kitchen table.

Apr 21 •

A few words on the passing of Pope Francis.

Apr 21 •

1:15

Beating back bitterness is a tall order these days.

Apr 14 •

I found myself struggling to write today.

Apr 7 •

Reading “A Talk to Teachers”

I have been thinking about Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Smithsonian and, particularly, the National Museum of African American History…

Mar 31 •

The Task Before Us

I don’t know what Columbia University is doing.

Mar 24 •

Monsters and Bogeymen

I wrote a version of this post for Time magazine in December 2023.

Mar 17 •

I was in Selma for the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” It was an emotional experience.

Mar 10 •

Trump and Nostalgia

Honestly, it feels, at least to me, like the country is falling apart around us.

Mar 3 •

On “Notes of a Native Son”

This term, I am teaching my seminar on James Baldwin’s nonfiction.

Feb 24 •

I keep thinking, especially now with all that swirls around us, that the world as it is pinches in on us, trying to get you and me to pull in our…

Feb 17 •

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