Slack Tide by Matt Labash

Slack Tide by Matt Labash

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An American Funeral?
Are our American ideals dead? Plus, the magical mystery of fishing superstitions
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Love Among The Ruins
A word from Father Rick Frechette on how to manage your righteous anger
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Our New Pandemic: Moral Cowardice
It's contagious as hell, and spreading fast; plus, a word on what courage looks like from Alexei Navalny
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When Your Country Hits The Skids
It's time to stay true (and to read your Thomas Merton)
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January 2025

The Don's Corruption Inc.
Trump is governing with no soul, no center, no bottom
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The Healing Power of Ridicule
Why you should laugh at Trump through your salty tears
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Is God Off-duty?
Confronting doubts about God's managerial oversight
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Fishing For Hope In The New Year
Choosing optimism when there's not much cause for it
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December 2024

Family Jewels: A Christmas Story
Plus, the Slack Tide 30-percent-off Christmas sale continues; finish your gift shopping now!
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Christmas Sale!!!
Slack Tide is 30 percent off through Christmas Day - what are you waiting for?
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The Mangione Murderer And What's Wrong With Us
Plus, Springsteen vs. Joel, golf vs. tennis, Ray Charles vs. James Brown, etc.
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Casting A Wide Net
A conversation about culture in the age of Trump 2.0, the bro-caster scourge, the masculinity crisis, fake heretics and faux populists, America's…
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