In Polite Company
Sarah StankorbReasoned conversation about faith, power, gender and the future of American democracy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 170 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Small Men and Their “Vagina Monologues”
I suspect Joel Webbon is jealous. The Douglas Wilson acolyte used to get plenty of rage clicks for straight-faced suggestions that women’s right to vote should be repealed. And now Doug Wilson is somehow charming his way (with the promise o...
Gen Z, going no-contact with the church over Trump?
They aren't the only ones
It’s an increasingly common phenomenon: children of evangelical parents going no-contact as adults. Having been raised in high-control churches, with ample shame around sexuality in general (and damnation of LGBTQ...
Alone, on the floor, praying
I was 18 years old, sprawled on my dorm room floor one Saturday night, praying.
I was 18 years old, sprawled on my dorm room floor one Saturday night, praying. My roommate and most of the building were out at weekend parties. I had a candl...
Why didn’t you come forward?
A lesson in survivors’ hell, in three vignettes
Monday, CNN published an interview with Jeffrey Epstein survivor Roza Gilles, whose unredacted name was released by the Department of Justice, inside a tranche of Epstein records. As she told...
Ask Me Anything: Lawsuit worries? What's your sign? The personal side of researching a book like DISD
July 2026 AMA
As a bonus for paid subscribers, I’m starting to do a monthly(ish) Ask Me Anything, and you all did not disappoint. There’s a range here—a little for everyone.
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Reporter, author and student of ethics, making sense of religion, politics, and gender. Author of DISOBEDIENT WOMEN and (forthcoming) DAMNED IF SHE DOES: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion. Rooting for democracy.
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