by Dr Keith Cox | Dec 23, 2020 | Dispatches
This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped...
by Dr Keith Cox | Dec 18, 2020 | Dispatches
I read an article this morning that considered a recent book The Consumer Citizen by Ethan Porter. The gist of Porter’s argument is that Americans don’t think like citizens but rather consumers. The difference is that citizenship implies responsibilities...
by Dr Keith Cox | Dec 16, 2020 | randomthoughts
Opinion | My church will replace our Black Lives Matter sign. Will America replace its racist myth?Do you hear what I hear? I hear the imperial American myth in the throes of its own death rattle. And I hear a people clamoring for a story by which to order their...
by Dr Keith Cox | Dec 14, 2020 | randomthoughts
Opinion | The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 years George P. Shultz is a former U.S. secretary of labor, treasury and state, and was director of the Office of Management and Budget. He is a distinguished fellow at Stanford...
by Dr Keith Cox | Dec 1, 2020 | randomthoughts
He had come to rescue people from sin, not Roman imperialism. And his great victory was won on the cross, not at the head of a liberating army. Still, for those who believed in him, the desert came alive with all the vibrant colors of grace, mercy, and joy.
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