Category: Editorial
A camera with no film: I stayed to bear witness but now I ask whether anyone is still looking
For the first time in years, I’ve found myself absent from Milwaukee. Not just from public events...
Read MoreFrom furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions
by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Nov 13, 2025 | Editorial, Featured
In the 1980s, families gathered in rooms built around their television sets, which were massive,...
Read MoreLoop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure
by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Nov 9, 2025 | Editorial
Two decades ago, Facebook made a simple promise: connect with friends and family. It positioned...
Read MoreFaith without compassion: Exposing the false religion of America’s right-wing Christianity
by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Oct 12, 2025 | Editorial
Across much of the United States, a movement calling itself Christian has grown louder, richer,...
Read MoreRepublican-led Culture Wars show the world should never underestimate the capacity of Americans to hate
by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Oct 8, 2025 | Editorial, Featured
The modern Republican culture war has roots that reach back more than half a century, yet its...
Read MoreFailure to punish Confederates after the Civil War created culture of impunity that shields Trump today
by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Oct 8, 2025 | Editorial
The failure to hold Confederate leaders accountable after the Civil War set a precedent that...
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