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☆ How Deep Change Happens - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020 Joe Biden ran on the theme of saving the soul of America. American society, at every economic level, is still plagued by enmity, distrust, isolation, willful misunderstanding, ungraciousness and just plain meanness. So how can we create a society in which it is easier to be decent to one another? More broadly, how is it possible to strengthen the spiritual and social foundation of society so that people will recognize one another’s full dignity amid the normal tussles of life? These are germane questions today, when so many — on the left and right — feel that society has pushed them against the wall.

Persons: Joe Biden, Howard Thurman’s, Jesus, ” Thurman, Martin Luther King Sr, Martin Luther King Jr, Thurman Organizations: Morehouse Locations: America

☆ Opinion | Trump Knows Dominance Wins. Someone Tell Democrats.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( M. Steven Fish | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

MAGA2024!”This is the sort of thing Mr. Trump is known for, even with people who came around and bent the knee. Politics is a dominance competition, and Mr. Trump is an avid and ruthless practitioner of it. What these Democrats seem to have forgotten is that they have their own liberal tradition of dominance politics — and if they embrace it, they would improve their chances of defeating Trumpism. But unlike Mr. Trump, whose lies and conduct after the 2020 election were damaging to democracy, leaders like Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. exerted dominance in liberal ways and to prodemocratic ends.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bill Barr, “, Barr, Trump, MAGA2024, —, Franklin Roosevelt, John F, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr Organizations: Democratic, Trumpism

☆ ‘Where Is the Palestinian Gandhi?’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Nicholas Casey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since Israel conquered the region in 1967, its military has forbidden nearly every form of protest, even things as small as gathering more than 10 people for a political conversation or simply waving the Palestinian flag. The simplest acts of defiance can be seen as a threat: Amro once organized and videotaped an effort by a Palestinian man to pass through an Israeli checkpoint while balancing on his shoulder a large watermelon — a longtime symbol of Palestinian nationalism because its colors are those of the Palestinian flag. In the video, soldiers confiscate the watermelon and, as the camera zooms in, eye it warily as though it might explode. He has repeatedly filmed Israeli soldiers at close range and been beaten and grabbed by the throat when he refused to stop. Amro himself lives in one such home, surrounded by some of the West Bank’s most violent settlers.

Persons: —, Mohandas K, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, “ He’s, ” Yehuda Shaul, ” Organizations: Amro, United Nations, West Bank Locations: Palestinian, Israel

☆ Werner Spitz, Forensic Expert in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Werner Spitz, a pathologist whose accounts of the traumatic last moments in some of the most sensational American deaths of the past 60 years figured in cases involving President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., O.J. Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne and many others, died on April 14 in St. Clair Shores, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. He died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son Dr. Daniel Spitz said. Dr. Spitz’s career of more than 60 years traced to the early days of modern forensic pathology, and his textbook on the topic remains a gold standard in the field. Examining the remains of homicide victims was the one thing that did not bore him, he said.

Persons: Werner Spitz, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, O.J, Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne, Daniel Spitz, Spitz’s, Spitz, —, Dr, King Locations: St . Clair Shores, Mich, Detroit, Macomb County

☆ The ‘outside agitator’ narrative has a long history
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In these instances, and others, authorities have not offered many specifics about who the “outside agitators” are, how significant their numbers are or how they differentiated outsiders from university-affiliated protesters. “It seems to me that the ‘outside agitator’ claim is one to shift the focus away from the grievances of the students and their protest.”The emphasis on “outside agitators,” Morris says, detracts from the central issue that is driving students to protest: Israel’s war in Gaza. ‘Outside agitator’ trope has a long historyYou don’t have to look far back in history to find examples of the “outside agitator” narrative. “We want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome ‘outside agitators’ to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of Palestinians.”Still, the use of the term is more complicated than it seems. As pro-Israel politicians have amplified concerns around antisemitism, some supporters of students’ right to free expression have suggested “outside agitators” are undermining otherwise peaceful protests.

Persons: ”, Eric Adams, Kaz Daughtry, Gregory Fenves, Aldon Morris, Morris, aren’t, ” Morris, ’, detracts, Donald Trump, Trump, George Floyd, Jose Lusi Magana, —, Kathleen Fitzgerald, White, ” Fitzgerald, Bruce Solomon, Solomon, Martin Luther King Jr, “, Emory, Ayanna Pressley, Hank Johnson, Netanyahu, ” Alex Slitz, ” What’s Organizations: CNN, New York Police Department, Columbia University, New York University, New York City, NYPD, Fox, Emory University, University, Emory, Northwestern University, Associated, AP, White House, Washington D.C, Getty, Parkland, Civil Rights Movement, University of North, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ”, Atlanta, Spelman College, Yale University, Chapel Hill, University of Texas Locations: Gaza, New York, York, ”, Washington, AFP, Oklahoma, Ferguson , Missouri, University of North Carolina, Mississippi, Brooklyn, Jackson, Miss, Birmingham, United States, Israel, Atlanta, Georgia, Columbia, Austin

☆ Opinion | The Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War protesters clashed with police officers — whose brutal role in the confrontation was later described by a federal commission as a “police riot” — hijacking the focus of the convention. Those young demonstrators had come of age seeing continual — and effective — protests during the civil rights movement and national mourning after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. The movement against it began mostly on college campuses and grew. Of course, semesters end and students go home for the summer. But their opposition to the war didn’t end with the academic year.

Persons: John F, Kennedy, Robert F, Martin Luther King Jr, ”, Rennie Davis Organizations: Convention, New York Times Locations: Chicago, Vietnam, America

☆ What I didn’t know about my prostate almost killed me
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Opinion Ed Manning | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: Ed Manning is a media executive and prostate cancer survivor. In the blink of a news cycle, prostate cancer was again casually swept aside as among the best cancer to have. As a prostate cancer survivor, I can report from painful experience that those misguided assessments are to men’s health and longevity what ice was to the Titanic. As the American Cancer Society notes:• Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. A biopsy confirmed somewhat aggressive prostate cancer, a diagnosis which stunned and terrified me.

Persons: Ed Manning, Lloyd Austin, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr’s, Dexter, Simpson, ”, “, it’s Organizations: CNN, Houston, American Cancer Society, PSA, National Cancer Institute Locations: peeing

☆ Roxane Gay on the Open Letter - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Roxane Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Open letters are not new; they have served as rhetorical tools for at least two centuries, from Émile Zola’s “J’accuse” to the Rev. Open letters are persuasive arguments, but they are also entreaties. Please, hear me, the writers of open letters implore. I am not a fan of open letters, though I recognize their value. The open letter, as a genre is, in this way, far too limited.

Persons: ”, Martin Luther King Jr, I’ve Locations: Birmingham

☆ Alvin Bragg: We Must Address New York City’s Mental Health Crisis - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Alvin L. Bragg Jr. | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed with a seven-inch steel letter opener. The woman who stabbed him was named Izola Ware Curry. The many Izola Ware Currys in New York today are far more likely to find themselves in jail, or relegated to street corners and subway stations, than they are to receive comprehensive treatment. This disconnect can set the stage for people with mental illness to be both victims and perpetrators of real violence. Mental illness isn’t a crime, and jail isn’t the answer for those experiencing it.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Izola Ware Curry, King, “, Ware Locations: Harlem, New York

☆ Review: Dance Theater of Harlem Is in New (and Capable) Hands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Gia Kourlas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And on Thursday, Garland showed that he was getting some things right: Dance Theater, now in its 55th season, has a vintage kind of glow. The company, along with its dancers, seems to be more sure of itself: It’s growing into a sense of style. Honoring Mitchell was a reminder of why Dance Theater, born after the assassination of the Rev. Along with showcasing the transformative power of ballet, Garland writes in the program, Mitchell used Dance Theater as a means for social justice in part by way of its repertoire: George Balanchine ballets were performed alongside works by Black choreographers like Geoffrey Holder. 2,” which braids social dance with classical ballet.

Persons: Robert Garland, “ Arthur Mitchell, ‘, Robert, ’, — Mitchell, Garland, Mitchell, Martin Luther King Jr, George Balanchine, Black, Geoffrey Holder, curation, —, ”, Marius Petipa Organizations: New York City Center, Dance Theater of Harlem, “ Locations: New

☆ Melina Abdullah: Cornel West announces fellow academic as running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

We can be expansive and imaginative.”Abdullah, who was raised Baptist, said she believes her religious background ties into the core themes of West’s campaign. A contrast with BidenWest’s choice of a Muslim running mate accentuates his push to appeal to Muslim American voters who are dissatisfied with Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. “That said, Black Lives Matter does not endorse candidates, right? So Black Lives Matter will not be endorsing me. People within Black Lives Matter, my prayer and hope is that they’ll come with us.

Persons: Cornel, Melina Abdullah, Smiley, ” West, “, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr, Abdullah, Joe Biden, ”, I’ve, ” Abdullah, Annahita, ’, ’ ” Abdullah, Biden, accentuates, West, Dexter Reed, Kamala Harris, “ Biden, Harris, Lloyd Austin, We’re, Cornel West, Donald Trump, Matt Corridoni, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, Independent, Cornel West, Black, California State University , Los, “, Muslim, Democratic National Committee, ”, Howard University, American Studies, University of Southern Locations: Muslim, California State University , Los Angeles, Israel, Michigan, Gaza, Chicago, University of Southern California

☆ Jasmin Paris: ‘Being a woman was never a barrier,’ says ultrarunner after historic Barkley Marathons finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops, 20 miles each, along unmarked trails in rural Tennessee, with about 67,000 feet of elevation. David Allan/CNN If accepted into the race, runners get a "letter of condolence." David Allan/CNN Barkley runners jump into a creek and wade through a tunnel that goes under Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Instead, it was weeks of training that laid the foundation for Paris’ Barkley success. We know that travel is a huge component of the carbon footprint of running and racing.”Regardless of whether she returns, the Barkley Marathons is an event that Paris will always hold dear.

Persons: CNN — Jasmin Paris, –, Gary Cantrell, “ I’ve, “ I’m, I’ve, Jacob Zocherman Paris, Barkley, ”, It’s, “, ultrarunners, Cantrell, Cantrell –, David Allan, They're, Laz, CNN Barkley, James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr, Harvey Lewis, Paris ’ Barkley, “ It’s, ” – Organizations: CNN, Barkley, ”, CNN Sport, Walmart, BBC, Everest, Paris, Scotland – Locations: ” Paris, British, Everest, Paris, Tennessee, Brushy Mountain, Scotland, Austria, “

☆ Federal judge condemns ‘normalization’ of January 6 while sentencing defiant rioter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge on Wednesday blasted a convicted January 6 rioter for downplaying the US Capitol attack and using the kind of revisionist rhetoric that former President Donald Trump often uses on the campaign trial. “This cannot become normal… We cannot condone the normalization of the January 6 US Capitol riot,” US District Judge Royce Lamberth said while sentencing Taylor James Johnatakis to more than seven years in prison. He did not reference Trump by name while sentencing Johnatakis, but the comparisons were clear. According to evidence presented at trial, Johnatakis attended Trump’s rally on January 6 and then threatened to “break down doors” while marching toward the Capitol. He has been defiant about his actions, saying in a recent interview that “we did nothing” on January 6, and writing about the “injustice” that he and other Capitol riot defendants are facing behind bars.

Persons: Donald Trump, Royce Lamberth, Taylor James Johnatakis, Johnatakis, ” Trump, “, ”, Martin Luther King Jr, Henry David Thoreau, ” Lamberth, Ronald Reagan, ” Johnatakis Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Sovereign, Prosecutors Locations: Washington ,

☆ Daniel A. Moore, Founder of an African American Museum, Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Adam Nossiter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel A. Moore Sr., who created a pioneering African American history museum in Atlanta when such initiatives were rare, died on March 4 in Decatur, Ga. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his son Dan Moore Jr.Mr. Moore started his eclectic collection of artifacts in 1978 and in 1984 moved it to a handsome 1910 brick building on Auburn Avenue, known as “Sweet Auburn” for its centrality to African American history. The building, which had been a schoolbook depository and a tire warehouse, was “erected brick by brick by African American masons,” the museum says. Mr. Moore took a longer view, though memories of the civil rights movement were still fresh when he was getting started, with help from a handful of well-off patrons and from Fulton County, which donated the land. Unlike the King Center, his focus was on the whole African American experience, from Africa to the Middle Passage, and from enslavement to the civil rights campaign and beyond.

Persons: Daniel A, Moore, Dan Moore Jr, Martin Luther King Jr Organizations: Auburn, King Center Locations: Atlanta, Decatur , Ga, Auburn, Fulton County, American, Africa

☆ A controversial Supreme Court decision could hurt Biden in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A Supreme Court decision related to the election could determine the presidential victor this November, but it has nothing to do with former President Donald Trump. The study also said the “narrow” racial-turnout disparity that the high court heavily relied upon in its Shelby decision was based in part on the 2012 presidential election. Yet the study’s conclusion bolsters critics of the Shelby decision. They ignored it although they knew their decision would hurt Black voters, who tend to vote for the Democratic Party, he says. The bloody history behind the Voting Rights ActThe law was passed in 1965 after King led an epic voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Brennan, —, Holder, John Roberts, Barack Obama, Shelby, Jim Crow, Alabama —, Lawrence Goldstone, ” Goldstone, Sonia Sotomayor, Joe Biden, Shawn Thew, Biden, Goldstone, Black, George W, Bush, preclearance, “, ”, Elijah Nouvelage, Horace Cooper, Martin Luther King Jr, Cooper, “ That’s, Martin Luther King, that’s, ” Cooper, King, Edmund Pettus, Obama, Lyndon B, Johnson, Jr, Ralph Abernathy, Clarence Mitchell, Corbis, Roberts, Reagan, Brett Kavanaugh, tortuously, it’s, John Blake Organizations: CNN, Brennan Center for Justice, Supreme Court, Southern GOP, GOP, State of, Getty, Black, Democratic Party, George Mason University in, US Justice Department, Edmund, White, Congress, Black voters, North Carolina — Locations: Shelby, Southern, America, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, State, Washington, Alabama’s Shelby County, Atlanta , Georgia, AFP, George Mason University in Virginia, Selma , Alabama, White Alabama, “ Shelby

☆ First He Came For Cancel Culture. Now He Wants to Cancel Smartphones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

in 2013, he sent reading recommendations to his staff, including “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg and “The Righteous Mind” by a professor at New York University’s business school, Jonathan Haidt. Stumbling on that last book, a 2012 best seller, felt, Mr. Comey recalled, as if he were consulting a how-to guide on leading a stuck-in-its-ways Washington bureau. The book’s core lesson is simple: Humans make moral decisions based on emotional intuition, not just reason. And his work has drawn acolytes who would like to think so, too — including some of the very people in big tech whose work Mr. Haidt seems to hold responsible for the rising generation’s social ills.

Persons: James Comey, Martin Luther King Jr, “, Sheryl Sandberg, Jonathan Haidt, Comey, you’re, Haidt Locations: Birmingham, New York, Washington

☆ Jasmin Paris: British runner becomes first woman to finish Barkley Marathons, just 99 seconds before time limit expired
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British runner Jasmin Paris became the first woman ever to finish the legendary Barkley Marathons on Friday. Paris was one of five finishers in the 2024 edition of the Barkley Marathons, with Ukrainian Ihor Verys finishing first, American’s John Kelly and Jared Campbell finishing second and third respectively and Greig Hamilton from New Zealand finishing fourth. Verys, who finished with a time of 58:44:59, told Dunn: “Maybe you should add a sixth loop.”Conversely, Campbell – who completed the Barkley Marathons for the fourth time with a time of 59:30:32 – said: “That new section is brutal. The Barkley Marathons has become famous for its grueling, near-impossible nature. The races’ tough nature makes it a tough finish for many, with no finishers between 2017 and 2023.

Persons: Jasmin Paris, Barkley, Keith Dunn, Twitter – Paris, Verys, American’s John Kelly, Jared Campbell, Greig Hamilton, Dunn, Campbell –, –, ” Paris, Gary Cantrell, James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr, Ray, Cantrell Organizations: CNN, Twitter –, Barkley, New Zealand Locations: Paris, New, Mountain, brushy

☆ Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The day before Walter Massey turned 30, in 1968, the Rev. Dr. Massey, then a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, watched the funeral on television, in tears, from his apartment in Chicago. At the time, Dr. Massey was a rising star in the study of theoretical condensed matter, how liquids and solids behave. But Dr. Massey was also a Black man born and raised in the Jim Crow South. Dr. Massey thrust himself into supporting Black students at a time when colleges around the country were adjusting to court-ordered integration.

Persons: Walter Massey, Martin Luther King Jr, Massey, Lev Landau, Jim Crow, “, ”, “ I’d, King’s Organizations: National Laboratory, National Society of Black Physicists Locations: Memphis, Chicago, America, Argonne, I’d

☆ How Revelations of a Prosecutors’ Romance Upended the Georgia Trump Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Merchant, a lawyer for one of the defendants in the Georgia election interference case, charges in a court filing that Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, engaged in a “clandestine” relationship with Nathan J. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ms. Willis says racism is a factor in the scrutiny of her hiring of Mr. Wade. An affidavit from Mr. Wade asserts that the romantic relationship started only after he was hired. A former friend of Ms. Willis, Robin Bryant-Yeartie, says she has “no doubt” the two started a romantic relationship earlier than they have said. But Mr. Wade, testifying for several hours, firmly denies Ms. Bryant-Yeartie’s claim.

Persons: Ashleigh B, Willis, Nathan J, Wade, Martin Luther King Jr, Ms, Trump, Robin Bryant, Yeartie, Bryant Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta

☆ We should make the Monday after daylight-saving time a federal holiday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That is why I propose a common-sense, everyone-wins idea: Let's make the Monday after daylight-saving time starts a federal holiday. Many of our 11 federal holidays were added in recent history: Memorial Day in 1968 (and observed since 1971). And yes, federal holidays come with an economic cost; government workers still get paid for that day. Everyone knows that's the worst of all the federal holidays, in the middle of dreary February. The best Presidents Day has to offer in terms of cultural impact is that it's when mattresses go on sale.

Persons: Let's, —, Juneteenth, You've, Martin Luther King Jr, That's Organizations: Service, Labor, Daylight Locations: —, Caribbean, bam, East Coast, Washington

☆ How America’s once great department stores became a dying breed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But department stores, focused on America’s middle class, are fading. The victims of shifting consumer tastes were not the department stores that anchored the local mall, it was the small, locally owned stores along downtown shopping districts that were closing their doors. And possibly even more than the big box competitors, department stores have suffered from consumers shifting to buying items online rather than in person. The steady closing of the department stores that once served as “anchors” of malls across suburban America has been another nail in the coffin of many malls, hurting the department stores that remained in hollowed-out malls with a fraction of their earlier traffic. Saunders said one of the primary problem for Macy’s is that its holding company, formerly known as Federated Department Stores, spent much of its resources on buying other department store brands, such May’s Department Stores, and Filene’s, rather than investing in the stores its held.

Persons: New York CNN —, Neil Sauders, ”, JC Penney, It’s, “, Neil Saunders, Shannon Stapleton, Saunders, ” Saunders, Al Bello, Sunny Zheng, Macy’s, Tony Spring, Taylor, Brian Snyder, Eddie Lambert, Michael Brown, Kearney, ” Brown, Mike Segar, Richard W, Sears, Alvah Roebuck, Sears Roebuck, Bettmann, PhotoQuest, Jack Manning, Frank Scherschel, Owen, Lucille Jagusch, Arlene Hardt, Martin Luther King Jr, Michael Ochs, Ron Frehm, Ralf, Finn Hestoft, Mark Peterson, Seth Meyers, Hugh Jackman, NBCUniversal, Kaylin Wilson, Jim Cole, Rene Johnston, Maria Alejandra Cardona, Scott Olson, Cesar Villasenor, Mel Melcon, Sarah Blesener, Paul Hennessy, Patti Naleck, Naleck, Stacey Wescott, Brown Organizations: New, New York CNN, American, Walmart, Company, Department, Sears, Target, GlobalData, JCPenney, Research, RadioShack, Reuters Sears, Federated Department Stores, May’s, Reuters, Chicago History, Sears Roebuck, Roebuck, Hulton, AP, AP Soldiers, Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, Bettmann, Kmart, Bloomberg, Toronto Star, Reuters Residents, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service Locations: New York, GlobalData, America, Nanuet , New York, North Redwood , Minnesota, Chicago, El Paso , Texas, Jackson , Mississippi, Tucson , Arizona, Caracas, Venezuela, Niles , Illinois, Morton Grove , Illinois, Baltimore, White Plains , New York, Woodfield , Illinois, Hicksville , New York, Nashua , New Hampshire, Mentor , Ohio, Mississauga , Ontario, Hialeah , Florida, Janesville , Wisconsin, Santa Monica , California, Rockaway , New Jersey, Leesburg , Florida, Schaumburg , Illinois

☆ Opinion | What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If you’re alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism, the single worst thing you can do is define it too broadly. Enter the new feature-length documentary “God and Country,” which examines the role of Christian nationalism in American politics. And second, I wanted to outline exactly why actual Christian nationalism presents a real danger to our Constitution. To understand what Christian nationalism is, it’s important to understand what it is not. It is not Christian nationalism if a person’s political values are shaped by the individual’s Christian faith.

Persons: supremacists, Rob Reiner, “, — Martin Luther King Jr Organizations: America Locations: Northern pulpits

☆ The chaotic history of how we elect presidential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It is worth remembering that there are no constitutional provisions regarding presidential primaries and very few details about the election of the president itself. AdvertisementWhat were early presidential elections like? In the wake of the violence, Democrats launched a massive overhaul of their presidential primary process. According to some officials who worked on the commission, their changes had the unintended effect of popularizing state presidential primary elections. In short, party officials’ hands are initially tied, even if they want to cast the deciding votes.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, hasn’t, Here's, George Washington, framers hadn’t, John Adam, Thomas Jefferson’s, Mason, Jill Lepore, Andrew Jackson’s, enshrine, Jackson, Daniel Feller, Andrew Jackson, FDR, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Roosevelt, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Robert A, Taft's, Sen, John F, Richard Pildes, Lyndon B, Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr, Robert Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, McGovern, superdelegates, Bernie Sanders ’, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Service, LBJ, Masonic Party, Democratic Party, The, Democratic, GOP, Bull Moose Party, Hampshire GOP, Republican, Kennedy’s, West Virginia, New York University School of Law, Convention, Chicago, Democrats, Republican Party, New Hampshire Democrats, Democratic National Committee, Biden Locations: U.S, Hampshire, West, Vietnam, Chicago, Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina

☆ What happens if Biden drops out? The chaotic 1968 Democratic convention could be a clue.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If Biden drops from the presidential race, it would likely lead to a contested convention in August. AdvertisementFor years, Democratic President Joe Biden has been plagued with critiques about his old age and perceived cognitive skills. With no candidate having amassed a majority of the nation's delegates, the Democratic presidential nominee was decided at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where anti-war protesters angrily demonstrated outside. AdvertisementMost of the state delegates at the convention voted for Humphrey, leading him to win the Democratic Party's nomination. Unless Biden stuns the party and suddenly drops out, the current 81-year-old president is on a fast track to obtaining the Democratic presidential nomination.

Persons: Biden, Lyndon B, Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, —, Joe Biden, Robert Hur's, Martin Luther King Jr, Sen, Eugene McCarthy, Robert F, Kennedy, Humphrey, McCarthy, Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite, we've, Dan, Richard Nixon, Jaime Harrison, Donald Trump — Organizations: Service, Democratic, Convention, Republican, Democratic National Committee, DNC Locations: Vietnam, New, Memphis, Chicago

Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation, and the idea is energizing some conservative and Republican activists. What does it mean to say America is a Christian nation? Was it only conservatives citing the idea of a Christian nation? Forty-five percent said the U.S. should be a Christian nation, but only a third thought it was one currently. ___Sources: Pew Research Center; Public Religion Research Institute/Brookings; “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” by John Fea.

Persons: ”, couldn't, Let's, It's, Benjamin Franklin, Jesus, deists, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr, Christ, John Organizations: Republican, Congregational Church, American, Christian, Soviet Union, National Council of, Pew Research Center, Pew, Constitution, Religion Research Institute, Public Religion Research Institute, Brookings, “, John Fea, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: United States, U.S, Connecticut, Massachusetts, America, Israel, Christianity, Rhode, Independence, Christian America, Soviet, USA, Brookings

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