“Young orators’ tongues are formed before their minds are set”
Young orators’ tongues are formed before their minds are set. This happened to Martin Luther King, Jr., who had to inhabit a […]
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“…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud…”
…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud – a radical example of “reception”. Classical rabbinic texts […]
“Original sin became one of the cornerstones of Christian orthodoxy — but not before decades of dispute”
Augustine’s tortured recognition that involuntary arousal was an inescapable presence—not only in conjugal lovemaking but also in what he calls the “very […]
“We imagine the villains of history as cunning strategists, brilliant masterminds of horror”
We imagine the villains of history as cunning strategists, brilliant masterminds of horror. This happens because we learn about them from history […]
“In the ghetto narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to isolation; in the gentrification narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to invasion”
In the ghetto narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to isolation; in the gentrification narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to invasion. […]
“When violence has been resorted to as a means of effecting change in American society, it has invited a harsh crackdown on those very people it was intended to help”
…to any who would make noise about using force to effect change, please grow up. You may have guns. Maybe you’ll buy […]
“A logo is not a brand. Neither are cute headlines or splashes of color”
A logo is not a brand. Neither are cute headlines or splashes of color. Logos and colors provide graphic continuity. They are […]
“None of us, having achieved success in whatever realm, wants to think that it was the product of the circumstances that set us up for success…”
None of us, having achieved success in whatever realm, wants to think that it was the product of the circumstances that set […]
“All history is retrospective”
All history is retrospective. We’re always looking at the past through the lens of later developments. How else could we see it? […]
“…criticizing people based on what they don’t say is lousy, and more often leads to the rhetorical performance of politics than actual meaningful organizing”
I think the business of criticizing people based on what they don’t say is lousy, and more often leads to the rhetorical […]
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