NPR Essays
Oct. 5
The Principles Behind the Flag
By Jim Sollisch
The Empathy Gap
By Matt Miller
Oct. 4
Children Restore Faith in Human Nature
By Elissa Ely
Oct. 3
Patriotic Shopping
By Jane Armstrong
How the Attacks Have Changed New Yorkers
By Kenji Jasper
The Power of Suicide
By Daniel Schorr
Oct. 2
Rising to the Challenge -- For Now
By Jack Germond
Oct. 1
Post-Communism Unity
By NPR's Daniel Schorr
Sept. 30
Mayor Giuliani
By NPR's Daniel Schorr
A Living Lesson
By James Davison Hunter
Sept. 29
Separating Truth from Rumor
By NPR's Scott Simon
Sept. 28
A Sikh Tailor
By Martha Ann Overland
Domestic Call to Arms
By Bill Shore
Pee Wee's Legacy
By Mark Reese
Hollywood's Next Act
By John Ridley
The Speech Bush Could Make
By NPR's Daniel Schorr
Sept. 27
Wounded Psyche
By David Ropeik
Sept. 25
Racial Profiling
By Robert Franklin
Back in the Game
By Kevin Maney
Testing the Constitution
By Patt Morrison
Blame the Airlines
By Victoria Cummock
Sept. 24
Patriotic Buying
By NPR's Daniel Schorr
Sept. 23
Extreme Threats to Liberty
By Diane Roberts
A Return to Normal
By Ellis Cose
Sept. 22
Unrighteous Reverends
By NPR's Scott Simon
Sept. 21
Empathy in Uganda
By NPR's Joanne Silberner
Sept. 21
Life On Hold
By Andrei Codrescu
Sept. 20
Art as Relief From Reality
By NPR's Susan Stamberg
Sept. 19
Next Wave of Discrimination
By Judy Muller
The Greatest Generation
A poem by Joan Murray
Sept. 18
Remembering the Day
By Bailey White
Being Muslim in America
By Gelareh Assayesh
Lending a Helping Hand
By Craig Childs
Sept. 17
Reviewing the Presidential Ban on Assassinations
By NPR's Daniel Schorr
New York City Memorials
By NPR's Scott Simon
What's Next for America
By NPR's Alex Chadwick
America's Economy
By Kevin Phillips
Don't Attack Afghanistan
By Norman Council
Sept. 15
The Last Full Measure of Devotion
By NPR's Scott Simon
Sept. 14
Giving in to Fear
By Mark Leslie Shook
Where Do You Stand?
By NPR's Juan Williams
Sept. 13
TV's Window to America
By Andrei Codrescu
Call to Battle
By Phil Margetta-Cacace
Reacting to Terrorism
By Jim Sleeper
Taking Action
By Marion Winik
When Is It Right to Begin to Get Back to Normal?
By NPR's Susan Stamberg
Theatrical vs. Real-Life Tragedy
By NPR's Bob Mondello
The Aftermath
By NPR's Alex Chadwick
Sept. 12
A Different Country, A Different Time
By NPR's Alex Chadwick
Sifting Tattered Artifacts of World Trade Center Lives
By NPR's Robert Siegel
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