The second of my series of posts about the nature and kinds of populism.
What is White Supremacist Populism?
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The May Day General Strike and the Strait of Hormuz
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Some reflections on how resistance to the current government of the United States might be more effective.
In Attacking Pope Leo XIV President Trump is Reviving an Old White Supremacist Trope
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Trump congratulates Pope Leo XVI after he is named first American pontiff. 5/8/25 (Image via Fox News created using Getty Images) The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV has been the subject of a fair amount of commentary. Some of the President’s allies have warned the Pope not to talk about theology or claimed that he doesn’t understand the Bible. Critics of the...
The Axe Laid to the Root
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In this sermon I consider how the abolitionist legacy of Robert Wedderburn might inspire us to speak truth to power and dream freedom dreams.
The Complete Education: Martin Luther, Jr. and the Content of Character
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In my sermon in honor of Dr. King I reflect upon the evil that besets our city and our country and call for us to live lives guided by love.
Charles Sumner: The True Greatness of the Nation
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A sermon honoring the legacy of the great Unitarian, abolitionist, and Senator Charles Sumner and the recent martyr to human rights, Renee Nicole Good.
Reclaiming Paradise: the Power of the Powerless
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In this sermon on the dissenting tradition I reflect upon lessons from Václav Havel's text The Power of the Powerless and the importance of the free pulpit.
Paradise Lost: Religious Dissent in Times of Defeat
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The November installment of the series "A Dissenting Tradition" focuses on how we might continue to dissent when the politics of cruelty are ascendent.
Eulogy for Remington Alessi
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A eulogy for Remington Alessi, the Texas chainsaw lawyer.
Is there no Holy Land?
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A sermon reflecting on the two year anniversary of the conflict in Gaza.