Sightings Articles

Songs In Dark Times
When marked by piety and ambiguity, songs can fill a void in our dark times. Perhaps it is time to sing again...
May 18, 2022

On Kinship, Collective Memory, and Ukraine
The developing, collective memory of Ukraine’s recent history, with the short stories and images that encapsulate and promote it, is unlikely to be suppressed or soon forgotten.
March 29, 2022

Why Believe in Democracy? What Martin Luther King Jr. and Volodymyr Zelensky Have to Teach Us
Why is democracy a good thing? Is it? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helps us understand what it takes to answer this question.
March 29, 2022

Ukraine: Religion In Plain Sight?
When gods and kings are too closely aligned, religion becomes an engine of discord and war.