Ramblings of a Warped Mind

PrefaceI hesitated to write this post. Conversations about race carry deep history and emotion, and as a white American, I […]

The Tennessee Book & Reader’s Convention (TBRCon) returned to the Knoxville Expo Center on September 13–14, and so did I.

How fast truth travels determines how a nation grieves. In 1865, the newspaper made Lincoln’s death a story of unity

(or, Why I Don’t Trust Fact-Checkers) A certain species of modern hall monitor exist who now patrols the internet instead

Reflections on Political Incivility in the Shadow of Violence Introduction In August 2010, I wrote a column for a forum

It pains me to write this. I have long admired Richard Nixon and Newt Gingrich. Both were brilliant, both were

I’m deep into the revisions for the updated paperback of The Art of the Compromise. Chapters 2 and 3 are

This week, my family and I hit pause on the usual hustle and embraced some well-earned time together at the