by Amanda Hiley | Feb 25, 2021 | Opinion
The disorienting year that was 2020 ended with a “Big Lie.” It was the latest iteration of white supremacy, asserting massive voter fraud even though there is no evidence to support such claims. This thinly veiled white supremacist hoax was spoken widely, with a...
by Amanda Hiley | Feb 24, 2021 | Opinion
A horrific American epiphany – a tragic revealing that gave us a mirror into ourselves as a nation – took place on the Christian Feast of Epiphany (January 6). What was at stake that day? At the very least, the peaceful transfer of power – a gift the United States...
by Amanda Hiley | Oct 21, 2020 | Opinion
Wendell Berry has been acclaimed as America’s living prophet for many decades now. For some 30 years, his words have served as a plumb line and carved the shape of my highest intentions and my best hopes. I both quickly and liberally confess how far off the mark I am....
by Amanda Hiley | Oct 8, 2020 | Opinion
I was born into a spectacular moment in the ascent of science. Now half a century later, I fear I am living in an America bent on rejecting science. I am struggling to understand that. I was born in January 1969, just months before the landing on the moon, in a cotton...
by Amanda Hiley | Jul 31, 2020 | Opinion
John Lewis crossed the river Jordan on July 17, 2020, and last Sunday, I went to Selma to see him cross the Alabama River one last time. I went because his last crossing simply had to be so very different from the first, with all the power we have within us to make...
