Leo XIV: The (Great) Migrations Pope?
Ever since those velvet curtains parted to reveal that Robert Francis Prevost—aka Leo XIV—was the…
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Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
Forty years ago today, the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on itself. The city…
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White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff, has African roots
The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV,…
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HABEMUS PAPAM: New Pope Selection Signals Church’s Concerns about Spread of US, Global Authoritarianism
White smoke emerged over the Sistine Chapel this afternoon, notifying the world that the College…
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EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
While too many American leaders are content to quibble over definitional particularities, experts are (finally)…
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What The Roman Catholic Church needs is a wholesale reset, not a new Pope
The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in…
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“I Don’t Do Horror, Ryan Coogler” — Black Magic’s Dr. Yvonne Chireau on Sinners and Bringing Hoodoo to Life
It was my absolute pleasure to chat with Dr. Yvonne Chireau, author of the iconic…
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Once Again the ADL Antisemitism Audit Overreaches — Including an Embarrassing Failure to Recognize a Jewish Ritual
This week, the ADL released its annual audit of antisemitic incidents. Predictably, the organization repeated…
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We Called For Better Responses to Campus Antisemitism—and the ADL Threatened to Withdraw Sponsorship
On March 23, I delivered a talk at the 4th annual Law and Antisemitism conference…
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Amber Ruffin Wasn’t Cancelled by the WHCA Just Because She’s a Queer Black Woman Who Rejects ‘Both-Sidesing’
Comedian Amber Ruffin was literally cancelled from hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner recently…
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