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Convictions test convictions (3): Principle, strategy, and loyalty

Posted on June 13, 2023 by David S. Meyer

Arraignments test convictions too. So do the bursts of detail revealed in charging documents. A few hundred* Trump loyalists, many in costume, appeared to show their support for the former president, newly indicted in the classified documents scandal. Although the … Continue reading →

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Convictions test convictions (2)

Posted on May 26, 2023 by David S. Meyer

The sentences for the January 6 insurrectionists are getting far more harsh. Partly, it’s because the first sentences reflected plea bargains, and then prosecutors worked up to the trials of the worst offenders–and they’re not done yet. Stewart Rhodes, founder … Continue reading →

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Exercising the right to protest, COVID-19

Posted on May 11, 2020 by David S. Meyer

“Government won’t do squat.”* That’s the slogan I imagine for the open up protesters in Clearwater, Florida exercising their right to protest against the closure of their gyms. Frustrated that they can’t get to the weight stack or the cardio … Continue reading →

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Comfort, Congregation, Contagion,Contention, COVID-19 (3/x)

Posted on April 2, 2020 by David S. Meyer

Public worship, especially when prohibited, is often political. The litany of martyrs who practiced their faith against the dictates of their governments stretches at least a couple of thousand years. Stories of individuals or groups standing up against authoritarian states … Continue reading →

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