Susan McWilliams Barndt

Susan McWilliams Barndt is associate professor of politics at Pomona College.

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The God Trick

We are far past Peak Rawls. A new book undoes the pretension to timelessness that the philosopher once claimed.

By Susan McWilliams Barndt

May 11, 2020

Secularism and Modernity

Philosophy

Higher Education

Article

In the Beginning Was the Word

That speech itself took a beating in the 2016 election is troubling. But Clinton and Trump were not singularly to blame: Both candidates embodied longer-term trends.

By Susan McWilliams Barndt

December 6, 2016

Donald Trump

Election 2016

Domestic Affairs

Must Reads

Politics

A Wicked Impunity

The Supreme Court must hold American corporations accountable for their actions in perpetrating human-rights abuses abroad.

By Fernando C. Saldivar

February 19, 2021

Religion

Perpetual Lent

How do you enter a time of mourning when you’ve been in one so long?

By Claudia Avila Cosnahan

February 17, 2021

Religion

One by Fire, One by Prayer

A chance encounter with a fellow traveler leads to a reflection on the nature of service.

By Nicole d’Entremont

February 16, 2021

Culture

Béisbol, Baseball, and ‘Bad Hombres’

A Showtime documentary uses baseball to highlight contemporary border issues. But béisbol has always been a migration narrative on its own terms.

By Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández

February 11, 2021

Books

The Pascal of the North

A philosopher’s lifelong meditation on faith

By Gordon Marino

February 14, 2021

Collections

Lenten Reflections

Reflections and poems to offer spiritual guidance during this period of national and theological mourning

By The Editors

February 23, 2021