by Colin Harris | Jun 15, 2021 | Opinion
An untruth can be so blatantly obvious, so public, and responses to it so bizarre and unbelievable that it earns the “Big Lie” label. When that happens, it becomes a defining feature of the public conversation, and its crippling effects on commitments to a common good...
by Colin Harris | Jun 2, 2021 | Opinion
The end of a school year, especially this one, prompts some thinking about the place of education in our collective life. Those who have been the “front liners” in this year’s educational campaign – teachers, families, students – deserve our profound respect and...
by Colin Harris | May 10, 2021 | Opinion
A “culture war” seems to be more reflective of a perspective than a crusade on a particular issue. Like the familiar church faction whose agenda is disruption and obstruction, the “cause” seems to be secondary to the need to find an issue that can serve as a basis for...
by Colin Harris | Mar 30, 2021 | Opinion
“Humanitarian crisis” normally – and rightly – describes emergency situations where the well-being of people is in danger to a level that overwhelms their ability to respond. Currently, the influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border has earned the label,...
by Colin Harris | Mar 16, 2021 | Opinion
Particular events are often expressions of undercurrents that have been around all along. Somehow, with the right provocation, they emerge on the surface of our personal or collective lives. Investigations of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol have disclosed the...
