The prison occupies a powerful place in the American imagination. In film and television it offers a context through which to ...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025—just its second day of the session—the Idaho legislature sent a joint House and Senate petition ...

When Luigi Mangione was arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson he had in his possession a handwritten ...

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In a recent front-page article, New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham explores a historic… ...

Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

Reading Kripal’s work—and especially looking at the footnotes—I’m struck by how thoughtfully he listens to his fellow humans, whether it’s alien abductees and other “experiencers” who are ridiculed by ...

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