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Jungle Writers David P. Kronmiller, Editor-In-Chief
Notes from the Jungle
Matthew Tullman, Current Events Editor
On current events.
Joyce Chen
Blogging from New York.
Tharuna Devchand
Blogging from South Africa.
J Lampinen
Our resident comic strip, Congo & Steve
Joanna Lord
Blogging on life, art and spirituality.
Jeremy Olsen
Director of Development emeritus and occasional commentator.
Dan Rickabus
On things musical.
Nicky Schildkraut
On poetry.
Plus guest writers and past staff, including Zach Fehst, Amy Reynolds, Aaron Vaccaro, Jae Day, Sarah Jawaid, Scott Martin, and Bronson Picket.
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September 24, 2009, at 4:28 pm — Blogs — education / Kirk Cameron
I don’t wish to bash Kirk Cameron’s religious beliefs – he is entitled to them after all. I am, however, often weary of anyone who pushes their religious beliefs on others – to me faith and spirituality is a private quest that takes a lifetime to discover. And there are far too many different points [...]
September 13, 2009, at 4:13 am — Blogs —
It was quiet. The planes were out of the sky. It was quiet. Flags were everywhere. Small ones attached to cars, others being unfurled from freeway overpasses. You could hear the flags beat their drum march in the wind. And when you looked up – all you saw was sky. People were polite. I lived [...]
September 9, 2009, at 12:21 am — Blogs —
A quick view of the Huffington Post, CNN or Politico any day this or last week would present the Obama administration as either for the public option or edging away from it – often quoting “top officials” or “senior White House staffers” and so on. Forget whiplash, some folks’ heads have clean spun off their [...]
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This week in the Jungle we are searching for the truth about wealthy—what it means to be wealthy, how that differs around the world, and if and when wealthy people deserve to be treated differently than everyone else. Last week: poverty. Next week: big government.
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