When Anger Finds a Target
Free speech under fire: what Charlie Kirk’s murder reveals about us, not them. I am a conservative and a Republican. […]
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The M&M Fallacy: What Candy Teaches Us About Race and Genetics
Preface I hesitated to write this post. Conversations about race carry deep history and emotion, and as a white American,
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TBRCon 2025: Building the Conversation
The Tennessee Book & Reader’s Convention (TBRCon) returned to the Knoxville Expo Center on September 13–14, and so did I.
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Breaking News: How Assassination Shaped American Media—and Vice Versa
How fast truth travels determines how a nation grieves. In 1865, the newspaper made Lincoln’s death a story of unity
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The Hall Monitors of Democracy
(or, Why I Don’t Trust Fact-Checkers) A certain species of modern hall monitor exist who now patrols the internet instead
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The Day a Flame Went Out
This weekend, I’m beginning the journey of writing my next nonfiction book. The idea has been simmering for a while:
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Civility? If Only Men Were Angels
Reflections on Political Incivility in the Shadow of Violence Introduction In August 2010, I wrote a column for a forum
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The Machinery of Polarization
It pains me to write this. I have long admired Richard Nixon and Newt Gingrich. Both were brilliant, both were
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July Update: Karn’s Fair & Indexing Progress
Karn’s Fair Recap (July 26) Last Saturday I had a booth at Karn’s Fair in Knoxville, and it was such a
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Closing the Gaps, Turning the Pages
I’m deep into the revisions for the updated paperback of The Art of the Compromise. Chapters 2 and 3 are
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