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Race is Religion in US Politics

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Tim McGee

I have a short essay on the issues of race and religion in the election (it was written the day before the election). Here’s an excerpt: Regardless of who wins the election, we’ve seen and will continue to experience how … Continue reading →

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Whose Circus? Which Democracy?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tim McGee

Stanley Hauerwas has recently said that elections are coercive, that we shouldn’t take them too seriously, and that they are more like the circus during the time of the Romans (entertainment and distraction for those kept out of the real … Continue reading →

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Politics and Presidential Passion

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Tim McGee

James K.A. Smith recently blogged about Mark Lilla’  NYT article regarding Obama’s overly intellectualized engagement with the world.  As Smith summarizes, Obama and others “lapse into the rationalist whine about people being governed by their passions and keep hoping they’ll … Continue reading →

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