A judicial coup of this magnitude is sort of a clear precursor to authoritarianism, here you have a judiciary laying the foundations for it in plain sight. I doubt america will ever be the same after this

What happened in France was that parties on the left and towards the center literally constructed a “New Popular Front,” referencing the old one, in a matter of weeks, at light speed, to defeat the neo fascists. And it worked. There’s a key lesson there.

it never gets any easier to watch the absolute chasm of empathy open between violence towards the powerful, and violence towards the powerless

Toni Morrison on racism

This.

This issue includes a book forum on Indigenous Religious Traditions in 5 Minutes ☀️a volume I co-edited with Molly Bassett

F IT UP FULL MOON

If your leftism doesn’t come from a deep love of people and human connection what’s the point

Racism is not simply a personality flaw, it’s also a spiritual defect. #bydhttmwfi

My essay “Indigenous Religious Traditions and the Decolonial Turn in Religious Studies” in Rice Religious Studies Review 50th Anniversary issue is live today! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rs…?

is kamala brat? is tim waltz my dad? is lockheed martin having a hot girl summer? is the american empire my community?

My interview with the Classical Ideas podcast ☀️

coloradosun.com/2024/09/05/opi…

The fight for academic freedom at CU Boulder (and increasingly nationwide)

Mid-interview Philly protester goes off on Philly Police after they violently shut down #FreePalestine rally during #Debate2024. The realest, most accurate post-protest debate analysis you won’t see on TV #StopCopCity

VCU no longer allows banners larger than a sheet of paper at board meetings. Here’s how students responded.

A man named Matt Nelson self-immolated outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on September 11th, in protest against the Gaza genocide. He is the third person in the United States to have self-immolated outside an Israeli consulate or embassy since October 7th 2023.

A Black man was lynched in North Carolina this week. A Black man was lynched in North Carolina this week.

Maybe there should be consequences for lying with intent to incite a race riot.

This is what happens when you don’t fund the humanities