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The Fallacy of the Armed Populace as Deterrent

by Judd Lienhard • 26 April 2018

Disarming a population is part of the process of tyranny, but it’s not the most critical part. Silencing free speech, preventing assembly, circumventing due process, and alienating the people from politics all take priority. Slander... Read More

Yes Government Appointees, Your Religious Allegiance Does Matter to the Citizenry!

by Isabelle Oldfield • 25 April 2018

As evidenced by same-sex-marriage-adverse Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, several presidential appointees, and now secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, public officials (and those looking to become public officials) aren’t always cognizant of the fact that... Read More

When Will America Shut Down For Racial Bias Training?

by Sincere Kirabo • 20 April 2018

Despite an ongoing war against blackness, America seems unwilling to invest in solutions to cure its anti-blackness problem.   Starbucks will close all stores nationwide for “racial-bias education” training on May 29 as the company... Read More

Ahead of the Curve: Regulating Artificial Intelligence Can We Expect AI to Explain Itself?

by Luis Granados • 19 April 2018

I ran across a new report recently that made me do a double-take. “When Software Rules: Rule of Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” was prepared by the Environmental Law Institute, and as the... Read More

Islamic Radicalism Looms over December Election in Bangladesh

by Isabelle Oldfield • 18 April 2018

The South Asian country of Bangladesh, which sits to the east of India and the west of Myanmar, is one on the most densely populated countries in the world. Islamic extremism has been rising in... Read More

Secular Social Justice 2018: Rehumanize, Decolonialize, Get Free

by Sincere Kirabo • 11 April 2018

Last Saturday, April 7, over 100 people gathered at All Souls Church in Washington, DC, for the second biannual Secular Social Justice (SSJ) conference, where activists of color led discussions, shared ideas, and promoted strategies... Read More

SCOTUS Ruling in Favor of Immunity Spells Trouble for Police Accountability

by Isabelle Oldfield • 10 April 2018

On Monday, April 2, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned per curiam opinion, ruling in favor of a police officer who in 2010 shot a woman four times. (A per curiam opinion is unsigned and... Read More

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