Why Racism Is (Almost) Omnipotent
I must use the adverb “almost” because there is a necessary distinction between all and some. It is the difference between mighty and almighty.But we must never forget that whatever is mighty can...
View ArticleGareth Higgins on Peace, Politics, and Our Nation's 'Cinematic States'
Lots of people like movies; Gareth Higgins loves movies. But the founding director of the Wild Goose Festival and long-time peace activist engages popular culture with a different eye than most of us....
View ArticleSix Reasons Americans Still Need Christianity
In a secularized society obsessed with consumerism, entertainment, and modernization, Christianity is often portrayed as being old-fashioned, irrelevant, and useless, but it still serves some very...
View ArticleSurprising Insights on Ukraine in the New York Times
The news coverage of international conflicts can be very disappointing from a mimetic perspective. When conflicts escalate into violence as in Syria or the Ukraine, news outlets rush to cover the...
View ArticleExporting Democracy...
...although maybe we should have kept a little for ourselves.read more
View ArticleFull-Body Repentance
Forgive Us, by Mae Elise Cannon, Lisa Sharon Harper, Troy Jackson, and Soong-Chan Rah. read more
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Guns in America
An interactive infographic exploring various aspects of gun violence and gun laws.read more
View ArticleMaking Jesus a Patriot
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America, by Kevin Kruse read more
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