Avery Collins
Can This Little Bookstore Save a Rust-Belt Town?
“I love Poe!” a teenage girl exclaimed, racing toward a shelf of Edgar Allan Poe volumes. I was…
The Case for Optimism in a Doomer Age
In a culture consumed by doomerism, it has become widely accepted that the world is running out of…
Heidi Overton and the Overton Window
Last week, President Trump posted to Truth Social his plan to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton as commissioner of…
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Juan Proaño, CEO of LULAC
Thank you for tuning into another episode of Coffee with Contrarians with special guest , CEO of the…
‘Light of a Clear Blue Morning’
RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the…
Latinos Back Efforts to Block the Paramount-Warner Merger
By Roman Palomares and Juan ProañoSince 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has defended the…
Jeffries Never Should Have Met With Kushner
Democrats of all political stripes were exasperated by a New York Times report Sunday that “Representative Hakeem Jeffries,…
We Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton
On August 25, Dolly Parton’s family announced the death of the beloved eighty-year-old country music star, known for…
A Life of Many Colors
Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist. You can find him on Substack here.The Contrarian is community-supported.…
Dr. Annie Andrews Wants to Flip South Carolina
After Senator Lindsey Graham’s death in July, his sister Darline Graham was appointed to fill the seat and…
Caitlin Flanagan: Dolly Parton, Pure Product of America
The first concert I ever went to was at the San Rafael Civic Center, and the performer was…
The Hidden Virtues of Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton was one of the last truly unifying pop culture figures in America. Equally beloved by Baptist…
The Tea ft. Rashad Robinson, Civil Rights Leader
Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Tea, featuring Rashad Robinson, Author of “From Presence…
Evening Roundup, Aug 25: Dolly Parton and South Carolina
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The Tantric War
You’ve heard of the Punic Wars. Purely from the point of view of messaging, one is tempted to…