Archive - In Polite Company

May 2025

Learning to Drive

Reflections on handing over the keys

May 30 •

The New Face of American Spirituality: Healers, Feminists, Pagans, Brujeria and You?

My latest for The New Republic

May 15 •

My Feature in Elle: Runaway Tradwives

On newsstands and live online today

May 8 •

I Want My NPR (and PBS)

An homage to the national resource now targeted by executive order

May 2 •

April 2025

Talking Nice to AI

What do we owe each other—and artificial others?

Apr 25 •

Democracy in Peril

It’s not the first time

Apr 14 •

Was Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Marathon Performative?

Sure. And that’s a good thing.

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Missed the teach-in? Watch here.

Rewind time: If you missed me and Angela Denker talking about the radicalization of gender, here's the video

Mar 21 •

and

Rev. Angela Denker

1:03:59

Teach-In on Women Voting with Beth Allison Barr

Get your free history class here--and learn a little more about the SAVE Act

Mar 18 •

and

Beth Allison Barr

42:26

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