BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES Elizabeth Warren announced New Year’s Eve that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president. In other words, she is running for president. The arguments among Democrats and progressive independents about whether she should run or whether she will be a good candidate have already begun. Here are my…
BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES Why did you put your child in such a dangerous situation? Didn’t you know how dangerous it was to take your child through the desert? Why didn’t you get permission to go into a new country before you took your child on such a long and dangerous journey? Why were you…
BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES The Roman Empire perceived Jesus to be a threat to its power, and it killed him using its most public and humiliating form of execution. The crucifixion was not just the execution of Jesus; it was a public warning to his followers that Rome would not tolerate movements that tested its…
BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES There are a number of things that have been great about the United States of America: Social Security is great! Medicare and Medicaid are great! Having more people with affordable access to healthcare as opposed to fewer people is great! A safety net for the poor is great! Good public education…
BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES The vast majority of Germans who supported Nazism considered themselves to be very normal and patriotic people and good Christians. The vast majority of Americans who supported the genocide of indigenous peoples considered themselves to be normal and patriotic people and good Christians. The vast majority of Americans who supported slavery…
