How a newspaper’s non-endorsement hurts all of us
paulwesslundwriter2024-10-29T15:22:52+00:00When two major newspapers decided not to endorse a presidential [...]
Road Rage? It’s More Like Everywhere Rage
paulwesslundwriter2024-03-15T15:35:51+00:00What speeding says about our angry mood, and a hint [...]
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A Trump/Stormy Daniels legal brief reads like a disturbing work of literature
paulwesslundwriter2024-03-05T20:47:12+00:00Gag order request offers evidence of how mean we are [...]
Beyoncé’s gone country? Oh, she’s done much more than that
paulwesslundwriter2024-02-20T18:40:00+00:00What's in a genre anyway? I’ve been listening to the [...]
Louisville vs. SCOTUS on climate
paulwesslundwriter2024-02-06T16:04:08+00:00The court’s ruling on climate change doesn’t consider the climate [...]
In search of something like church, Americans are lonelier than ever
paulwesslundwriter2024-01-23T16:01:12+00:00Three times in the past six years, our pastor has [...]
Why bitcoin uses more electricity than Finland
paulwesslundwriter2024-01-08T16:06:20+00:00Cryptocurrency has been around for about 15 years, but if [...]
The Rolling Stones’ new album—some things old, some things new, and something borrowed and blues
paulwesslundwriter2024-01-08T14:46:07+00:00The Rolling Stones new album shows they still deserve the title of The Best Rock and Roll Band in the World
Is there any point to boycotting the Super Bowl?
paulwesslundwriter2023-02-02T16:12:08+00:00Colin Kaepernick was booted out of pro football for peacefully protesting police killings of people of color. Does it do any good to protest by not watching the Super Bowl?
The dread, and the hope, in saying what you think
paulwesslundwriter2023-01-17T15:41:09+00:00A newspaper columnist writes that we’ve gotten so mean, she dreads writing her column. It’s going to take a lot of hard, creative work to make us a more civil society.