Commentary Series
Commentary Series
Parini: Cultivate Leisure
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And now we turn to our Sunday Essay, in which Jay Parini reflects on the meaning of essays themselves.Commentary Series
Parini: The Christmas Story
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As Christmas arrives once again, Jay Parini remembers hearing the Christmas story read by his father, and he reflects on the meaning of this birthday, two thousand years ago, and its continuing resonance for more than two billion people around the world.Commentary Series
Parini: James Marsh
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The arrival of a new president at UVM has Jay Parini thinking back to one of its greatest presidents, James Marsh, an important philosopher in his time and a Founding Father of American Transcendentalism.Commentary Series
Parini: Marriage Rights
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President Obama endorsed gay marriage on Wednesday. But what got Jay Parini thinking about the topic was how North Carolina voters dealt with what he considers a civil rights issue.Commentary Series
Parini: Spring Poetry
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As spring comes to Vermont, Jay Parini is recalling some of his favorite lines of poetry about this glorious, if sometimes challenging, season of rebirth.Commentary Series
Parini: Bombing Iran
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Commentator Jay Parini is a poet, novelist, and Professor of English & Creative Writing at Middlebury College. As the world – especially Israel – begins to worry in earnest about Iran’s nuclear capabilities, he’s started thinking about the consequences of invading yet another country in the Middle East.Commentary Series
Parini: Know Nothing Legacy
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Given the recent gaffes of presidential candidates and lack of effective action in Congress, commentator Jay Parini has been wondering if, indeed, it really matters what our leaders think or say.Commentary Series
Parini: Looking for Context
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In an effort to understand the financial turmoil of recent years, and the movement called Occupy Wall Street, commentator Jay Parini decided to try to put it all in context.Commentary Series
