While Tiger Woods’ public apology offers us the chance to talk about rituals of confession and repentance, we must not forget to ask who this mythical “public” is that we hear so much about.
As DC law changes to require equality for same sex couples seeking to adopt, the Catholic Church (which has been in the adoption business for generations) opts to close up shop rather than to abide by the law and treat gay and lesbian families equally.
Well-known for his dogged “pursuit of knowledge” when it came to Bill Ciinton’s sex life, Kenneth Starr will now be at the helm of the the largest Baptist university in the world.
Kaya Oakes’ fifth book, The Defiant Middle: How Women Claim Life’s In Betweens to Remake the World, was published in December 2021. She teaches nonfiction writing at UC Berkeley.