Tag: muslim ban

How Can We Respond to the Renewed Muslim Ban?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 13, 2017

I want to build on my post from Tuesday about how no one is even talking about the renewed Muslim ban, as well as Dan’s post from yesterday expanding on it to discuss Trump’s plan for mass deportations. The initial response to the Muslim ban was amazing. As these things go, the seeming spontaneous actions […]

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The Muslim Ban is Back and No One Seems to Care

By Erik Loomis

On July 11, 2017

The protests against Trump’s Muslim ban were a critical moment in the early days of this administration, demonstrating that a mass of Americans would stand up for values of inclusion. Unfortunat

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A Number of Gas Grills in Thailand Have Exploded. Thus, We Have Decided to Ban the Importation of Canadian Grilling Utensils.

By Dan Nexon

On March 21, 2017

If you haven’t heard yet, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered carriers to force customers to check a number of electronic devices on flights originating from a number of airports i

Party Like It’s 1939

By Melissa Byrnes

In General

On February 13, 2017

Attempts to connect our current situation with the 1930s are coming out pretty regularly (and more will follow). But when two leading historians of fascism speak up, it’s worth listening. Timothy Snyder sat down with Süddeutsche Zeitung last week, while Richard Evans weighed in with Slate. Snyder certainly thinks we need to be learning from […]

LeeEsq India seems fertile ground for religious grifters as well but again, the relative lack of impact of grifting Hinduism means that people don’t hold these two and others against all Indians.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,000 · January 23, 2022
majeff The schism in the Methodist church is interesting to watch as an outsider who has very close insiders (parents are members of a UM Church, sister is ordained in it)
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,000 · January 23, 2022
LeeEsq Another interesting thing about Oral Roberts is how he demonstrates the regionalism in the United States. These Evangelical mega preachers are really irrelevant to the culture of the big cities and...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,000 · January 23, 2022
prufrock
Somewhat surprisingly, Roberts became a Methodist in 1968. This was a huge marriage of convenience for the two.
. You can see the results of this unholy alliance today. Two of...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,000 · January 23, 2022
majeff Don't forget India. I mean, Sri Bagwan Rajneesh and Bikram Choudhary.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,000 · January 23, 2022