Lauren Jackson

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  • May 23, 2025
    I had a particularly geriatric habit as a fourth grader: I set an analog alarm clock for 5:45 every morning. Without hitting snooze, I’d get up, pour myself a bowl of Special K...
  • Apr 22, 2025
    On Sundays, I used to stand in front of my Mormon congregation and declare that it all was true. I’d climb the stairs to the pulpit and smooth my long skirt. I’d smile...
  • Apr 21, 2025
    Americans believe. Most people are wary of the government, the future and even each other, but they still believe in astonishing possibilities. Almost all Americans — 92...
  • Feb 26, 2025
    As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites. Churches were approaching “their twilight hour” as attendance fell, The Brookings Institution wrote...