Utah’s Book BanThirteen literary works are the first to get the ax under a new censorship law.Aug 24Aug 24
Desert TimeEscaping the regimented time imposed by modernity is essential to reclaiming our powers of observation and rekindling our sense of awe.Aug 2016Aug 2016
Published inAge of AwarenessA Rapidly Changing DesertHow climate change is impacting the heart of the Colorado PlateauJul 273Jul 273
A Universe Empty of MeaningThat’s good news. It means we have a lot of space to fill with significance.Jun 2613Jun 2613
America’s Nuclear War Against Its Own PeopleAs the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) sunsets, will the government once again turn its back on downwinders?Jun 612Jun 612
The Personal and Collective Promise of EccentricityBoth our culture and our technology increasingly incentivize conformity. Eccentrics remind us to resist.Jun 44Jun 44
Published inBABELThe Blessing and Burden of WordsWriting is both one of our greatest achievements and an Achilles’ heel.May 2316May 2316
I Just Can’t Get Excited About the Campus ProtestsFor most Americans, they are only likely to inspire ambivalence.May 63May 63
