The Denial File
What We Can't Think About—and Why

Art and Death in Louisville, Kentucky
Bill Bornschein | March 27, 2012
Perhaps this would have been more appropriately titled “Art, Death, and You,” because with this post I’d like to invite you to explore the 2012 …

Leonard Cohen’s Old Ideas
Bill Bornschein | March 20, 2012
With song titles such as Going Home, Amen, Come Healing, and Darkness, it is not surprising that Leonard Cohen’s new album, Old Ideas, resonates with …

Right Policy, Wrong Reasoning
Daniel Liechty | March 13, 2012
Unlike Huffington Post commentator Sarah O’Leary I do not at all doubt the deep sincerity of the US Roman Catholic Bishops’ objections to the …

Batman in Diapers
Kirby Farrell | March 6, 2012
What we can’t think about: People support the goals of Occupy Wall Street as long as nobody does anything. You hear the complaint from all …