Janie is a senior writer who contributes commentary to WORLD and oversees WORLD’s annual Children’s Books of the Year awards. She also writes novels for young adults and authored the Wordsmith creative writing curriculum. Janie resides in rural Missouri.
Private citizens unknowingly become part of, and victims of, government stings
It has moved from tower to tower, leaving a trail of destruction
The emergence of the ‘selfie’ tells us a lot about ourselves
An aggressive pursuit of ideological purity is misplaced—when applied to politics
