With the Patriot Bill in place, the NSA no longer needed to get a warrant from a judge to tap into anybody's electronic information. A Surveillance State that would have boggled the mind of Orwell was born. Jay Parini bearbillboggle share on social
Each year in early spring, during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter, a plenitude of books, magazine articles, and television shows about Jesus appear. Jay Parini articleashbegin Change image and share on social
Good and productive labor is valuable, and it doesn't mean you have to have a fancy job description. You don't have to become rich. You can be ordinary. Happiness lies there. Do good work, create good work for others. Jay Parini createdescriptionfancy share on social
There's been an unquestionable decline in American culture. The education system is thin on the ground. People don't read as deeply and at length as they used to. And the media has been scattered into so many cable channels. Jay Parini americancablechannel share on social
As a Christian, I try to meditate or pray at least once a day, however briefly. Jay Parini brieflychristianday Change image and share on social
The idea that owning a gun in America was an individual right only dates to the 1980s. Jay Parini 1980samericadate Change image and share on social
As with all great works of literature, 'Of Mice and Men' moves with the inexorability of a huge river, and it pours itself, exhausts itself, in the sea of our unconscious. Having read it, we carry the book inside us forever. Jay Parini bookcarryexhaust share on social
I think that the practice of religion allows one to discover emotional and psychological truth of a kind not available in the secular world. Jay Parini discoveremotionalkind Change image and share on social
I've spent a good deal of time in the Middle East over the years, lecturing at universities in places like Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Morocco. Jay Parini dealeastegypt Change image and share on social
The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it's connected to the mirroring functions of the brain. Jay Parini abilitybrainconnect Change image and share on social
