I’m sure that the college students and mental health professionals who have been leading the effort to impose trigger warnings on textbooks and reading
Author: Barbara Finch
Direct Drive: When art is politically controversial
I’ve often been told that writers write in order to figure things out.That is definitely the case with this piece, in which I feel
Do we really need babysitters for Barettas?
Does the image of an armored truck, outfitted with 360-degree surveillance cameras and secured by body-camera-toting security guards, parked on the lot of a
On-line commenters: The underbelly of journalism and justice in Missouri
Whenever I think my progressive values might need a reality check, all I have to do is go to the online version of my
Medicaid: A two-act morality play for Missouri voters
Millions of words have been written about Medicaid, and the failure to expand it, in Missouri. The words have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe
Ad says rifles are a girl’s best friend
Where is Don Draper when we need him? Draper, of course, is the iconic 1960s advertising executive who stars in the hit TV series,
After Ferguson: Repentance is not a media event
Of all the news stories that have been written about the sad horror of the August shooting in Ferguson, MO, has there ever been
Honey Boo Boo versus the wastewater treatment guy
It happens every year, in the early spring. Right before we become obsessed with NCAA basketball, and several weeks before pollen blankets our patio
A funny thing happened on my way to the gun show
On Saturday, January 26, when page three of my morning newspaper featured a story about four local homicides, and when people in cities across
Clemency for prisoners: Too much control, not enough compassion
As an admitted control freak, it pains me to write these words. But the truth is: some people have too much control. You don’t