The article is here; the introduction: In the final months of 1919, a year in which a pandemic had killed hundreds of thousands of people and the nation’s cities had…
Category: World Politics
Senator Raphael Warnock chastises Mike Johnson for using Christianity to divide us
Senator and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) denounced House Speaker Mike Johnson for weaponizing Christianity and using it to divide us. Warnock said of Johnson criticizing Biden for celebrating Transgender Day…
Further reflections on Standing and the case of 303 Creative v Elenis
Several months ago, I published several posts here on the VC arguing that the Court should dismiss Lorie Smith’s challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law for lack of Article III validity.…
Biden delivers a message of peace while Bible salesman Trump ignores Easter
President Biden delivered a message of hope for world peace while Bible salesman Donald Trump ignored Easter. President and First Lady Biden said in an Easter statement: Jill and I…
FBI agent says he annoys people “every day, all day” via Facebook posts
The FBI spends “every day, all day” questioning people through their Facebook posts. At least that’s what officers told the Stillwater, Oklahoma, resident Rolla Abdeljawad when they showed up at…
SNL’s Weekend Update delivers a perfect Trump Easter prank 1/6
SNL Weekend Update had a great Trump Bible joke that turned the crucifixion into a 1/6 style attack. Colin Jost said: “Four presidents visited New York City at the same…
A social anarchist issues a challenge
Social anarchism and rejection of moral tyrannyby Jesse Spafford, Cambridge University Press, 242 pages, $110 What do anarchists argue? It depends on who you ask. Among free-market libertarians, anarchists typically…
EU regulations have created a black market in Port wine
People have been making wine in the verdant hills of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal for almost 2,000 years. Nowadays, the region is home to more than 19,000 winemakers…
Drug company’s defamation lawsuit against scientists dismissed
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Gregory Woods (SDNY) in Cassava Sciences, Inc. v. Bredt: Cassava Sciences, Inc. (“Cassava”) is a biotechnology company that is conducting clinical trials for an Alzheimer’s…
How America moderates religion
What is the history of religious pluralism in America? Over time, and not without occasionally serious conflict, American society as a whole comes to accept minority religious groups that it…