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Articles & Essays

Has “Freedom” Lost its Ring?

What to do when the leader of the free world expresses envy and admiration of an authoritarian dictator? Following the North Korea–United States summit, President Trump said of Kim Jong-Un, “He is the head of a country, and I mean he is the strong head. . . . He…
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July 2, 2018
Articles & Essays

Living as an Ex-Suicide

"The only cure for depression is suicide.” Walker Percy was not joking when he penned this line. The author himself was a survivor of suicide—though he did not attempt it. His grandfather and father both shot themselves at home; his mother either intentionally or not…
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June 15, 2018
Interviews

Interview with the Deep South Magazine

Reading Walker Percy on the Beach by Erin Z. Bass An interview with Jessica Hooten Wilson about her new book Reading Walker Percy’s Novels, a companion guide to the intellectual Southern writer.  Louisiana writer Walker Percy considered novels the strongest tool with which to popularize great…
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May 18, 2018