John Berryman’s Letters Reveal a Confounding Catholic Faith
A review of The Selected Letters of John Berryman, edited by Philip Coleman and Calista McRae.
Mental Health
Subway Attacks Reveal How New York Is Failing Its Mentally Ill
Sporadic acts of violence and other problems are the predictable result of New York State’s closing down hundreds of inpatient beds.
Autonomy or Abandoning the Mentally Ill?
We are moving as a culture toward an ethic that believes we don't have any right to keep people from harming or killing themselves.
Twenty-Five Things That Caught My Eye Today: Disney & China, Religious Liberty & Foster Care & More (September 9, 2020)
What family policy might look like if Biden and Harris are elected..
Thirty Things That Caught My Eye Today: China and the Uyghurs, Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters & More (September 8, 2020)
New evidence of China's push to eliminate the Uyghurs.
How to Think about Existential Threats
A review of The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays, by Elisa Gabbert.
D. J. Jaffe, RIP
The seriously mentally ill lost their loudest champion last weekend. He will be missed.
College Applicants Have More to Worry about Than Ever
There was always some anxiety for young people contemplating the beginning of college, but our current health crisis has raised the level greatly.
Lockdown Suicides on the Rise
“There has been another cost that we’ve seen, particularly in high schools. We’re seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID."