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Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Observer

Opinion



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13.1 half thoughts

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“Dad says that when he runs, he thinks about his pace, his faith or sometimes, nothing at all. I wish that I could think about nothing at all. But somehow, when I run, I tend to think about everything that’s ever happened to me — all the small moments, the distracting things, the weird tidbits I’ve picked up.”





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A word from Martinique

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All the elements of a solution to the present problems of America have, at different times, existed in African thought or elsewhere really.





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Things I find chic

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"A lot of videos have been popping on my social media feeds of people venting about what they find to be extremely chic. Thus, I felt like it is my duty to participate and provide a short list of my own."



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Why Notre Dame

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"Many schools offer a great education, but not all offer what Notre Dame does. Ultimately, many of the challenges students face at Notre Dame will likely be the same challenges they would face at any college they might attend."



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Room picks and a response to Lang

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"A reflective Catholic has no reason to doubt that if he were brought up under a different faith, the Holy Spirit would have guided his heart to convert to Catholicism, the one true faith."



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The light on the Hill

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If Democrats can be a light over the next four years, then when voters return to the ballot boxes, America may be free of this political darkness.