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Romans 13 can't be misused to argue that jailing people for a misdemeanor supersedes the good of families remaining together.
Matthew LoftusFamily
Most gay and straight people are going to spend their lives mixing up philia and eros. Better get used to it.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomicsCriminal JusticeEducation
I reviewed Jamil Jivani’s new book, Why Young Men?, for Comment magazine. It’s a fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) book that explores the very important question of why young men are radicalized and embrace violence. It is a bit tricky to nail down […]
Matthew LoftusFamily
I am not in any remote sense an “evangelical leader”, but I was asked to sign this petition asking our President to end the policy of separating families at the border. Specifically, the policy of separating families who seek asylum — […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture
This story by Jonathan Parks-Ramage about his encounter with an evangelical church in LA is moving and beautiful: Treat presents a ready-made identity, perfect for those who feel lost. In the months leading up to this service, I spoke with […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics
Alec MacGillis has been doing stellar work about some of America’s neglected places, and this piece about a town in Ohio grappling with the imminent closure of a coal-fired power plant is no different: Lee Anderson, director of governmental affairs […]
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The British Empire spent centuries trying to destroy Irish lives. Last week the Irish chose to do to themselves what the British could not.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture
Our family lived down the road from Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather when I worked in South Sudan, and we were enormously blessed to be their neighbors and friends. They, like us, have had to relocate and are now doing peacebuilding […]
Matthew LoftusFamily
I am a bit biased because Wes Hill is a dear friend, but man! This essay of his in Comment about breaking up with a friend and choosing to build deep, intimate friendships with families is so good: I spent my […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics
Everyone loves a good read about the history of sex robots, right? “Sex robots,” therefore, have always been about more than sex. They’ve been a cultural repository for wider uncertainties in times of social change: a literalization of the fear […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyHealth & Medicine
Black mothers & their children die at higher rates than their white counterparts, even when controlling for income and education. What can be done?
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics
I love it when Eve Tushnet gets on her soapbox about poverty and virtue, and this great piece about the much-touted “success sequence” is no exception: The people I speak with believe they have a responsibility—there’s that word again—to achieve […]