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Martin Luther King Day, 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by David S. Meyer

January 16, Martin Luther King Day, falls the day after what would have been King’s 95th birthday, a reminder of how young he was during his ministry. It’s really not that long ago. The holiday offers a good chance for … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Day, January 17, 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by David S. Meyer

Posterity has rescued an image of Martin Luther King, at the expense of the man’s own broader political vision. Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Day, 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by David S. Meyer

January 18, Martin Luther King Day, falls three days after what would have been King’s 92nd birthday, a reminder of how young he was during his ministry. Here I repost a slightly edited version of last year’s post on the … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Day, 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 by David S. Meyer

January 20, Martin Luther King Day, falls five days after what would have been King’s 90th birthday, a reminder of how young he was during his ministry. Here I repost a slightly edited version of last year’s post on the … Continue reading →

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Climate activists: Habemus papem

Posted on June 18, 2015 by David S. Meyer

Pope Francis’s encyclical on the moral necessity of protecting the earth is out.  You can read “On Care for Our Common Home” here (in English; translations in many other languages are readily available–but I couldn’t find the Latin version).  The … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Camera: Technology, Testimony, and Truth

Posted on March 9, 2011 by David S. Meyer

Conservative hidden camera insurgent, James O’Keefe, has notched a victory on his own checkered activist scorecard, taking down the CEO of National Public Radio, Vivian Schiller, who resigned under pressure this morning. Pretending to be a potential donors (funneling money … Continue reading →

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Beck and Piven

Posted on January 23, 2011 by David S. Meyer

Glenn Beck has spent a lot of air time over the past year attacking Frances Fox Piven, a distinguished professor of political science at the City University of New York.  Beck’s spotlight has brought Piven to the attention of a … Continue reading →

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