In The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy, author Robert P. Jones locates the roots of modern bigotry in the 1400s, taking the #history of hate even further back than the 1619 Project.
From our magazine, @drdrbrockman reviews this provocative new offering from Simon & Schuster:
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-origins-of-white-christian-supremacy/
#books #culture #politics @bookstodon #WhiteSupremacy #racism #religion #Christianity
A big welcome to everyone new to #Mastodon! 👋
You’re going to like it here.
Unlike #Twitter, this place isn’t set up as a race for RTs & likes & feels more like an ongoing conversation. Engagement is high & on the whole, there’s less outrage & more thoughtful content. I’ve been enjoying the chance to get to meet interesting new folks.
Tip: Start with an #introduction & share your interests. @feditips is a helpful follow to get oriented too.
Justice Kagan sounds the alarm: The Supreme Court is seizing for itself authority that it does not have under the Constitution.
It’s time for Biden and the Democrats to treat this as the constitution crisis it so clearly is.
Today marks 43 revolutions around that spectacular star of ours.
According to Douglas Adams, 42 was to be the answer to the meaning of life, the universe & everything.
But now that I'm on the other side, I'm glad to know that I still have so much to learn & am excited to see where the journey takes me next... ✨
“All the trends that McVeigh embodied—the political #extremism, the obsession with gun rights, the search for like-minded allies, and above all the embrace of violence—came together under the forty-fifth president.”
Though his reputation is tarnished by scandal, Jeffrey Toobin's created the definitive biography of the Oklahoma City bomber, which roots his story in the #Waco Siege, writes @drdrbrockman:
https://www.texasobserver.org/jeffrey-toobin-homegrown-timothy-mcveigh/
#books @bookstodon #Texas #history #guns #culture #WhiteSupremacy
Is it #Newstodon Friday again already? 🤠 This week we'll share two articles on threats to public ed:
'#School Choice' Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public #Education, by @drdrbrockman https://www.texasobserver.org/school-choice-is-just-a-ploy-to-defund-public-ed/
#Texas Public #Schools on the Edge by @josephinelee https://www.texasobserver.org/propery-tax-public-schools-teacher-pay-wages/
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School choice? #Vouchers? In his newest article for the Texas Observer, Correspondent @drdrbrockman explains how the #Republicans' attack on public #schools is also an attack on the separation of church and state:
https://www.texasobserver.org/school-choice-is-just-a-ploy-to-defund-public-ed/
#education #politics #news #religion #Christianity #USpol #TXedu #Texas #TXlege
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