Perspectives: A Blog

  • A Christian Nation…?

    A Christian Nation…?

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    According to a poll conducted by the University of Maryland in May 2024, “Fully 61 percent of Republicans supported declaring the United States a Christian nation.” (http://tiny.cc/q548). These same Republicans roared their approval when Donald…

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  • We don’t know much—but this we do know

    We don’t know much—but this we do know

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    We still have little information about yesterday’s assassination attempt. Nevertheless, a flood of ill-informed, fearful and angry speculation about the shooter and his motives is pouring onto social media. Please do not recirculate this speculation.…

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  • Avoiding the guillotine

    Avoiding the guillotine

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    I’ve written a short piece for the Minnesota Reformer about the defeat of the Rassemblement National in the second round of the French elections. Read more here: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/07/10/heres-what-the-french-anti-fascist-election-coalition-can-teach-us-here/

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