antiblackness supremacy
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Yes, It’s Ok To Like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Play Hamilton (even on the Fourth of July)
The critics are wrong: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “Hamilton” doesn’t “whitewash” our history; it allows us to tell the truth about it. Continue reading
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Catholic Theology and the Cause of Prison Abolition
There is a Catholic case for prison abolition Continue reading
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Trauma at the Border: Is the Bond Between Criminalized Parent and Child Sacred as Well?
The Trump administration’s decision to rip immigrant parents from their children is evil. This is as obvious to me as the color of the sky. Many U.S.-Americans-although not nearly enough-have raised their voices in righteous protest against this misuse of… Continue reading
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Jesus Is Not Palestinian, But Palestinian People Are Loved By God
How Christians can respect the dignity of the Palestinian people without succumbing to supersessionism or anti-Semitism. Continue reading
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Where’s the Beef? It’s With Obama: Notre Dame’s Contraception Coverage Reversal
Just four days ago, the University of Notre Dame announced it “would no longer provide birth control coverage to students and employees.” It fought long and hard for this right. Shortly after the Affordable Care Act became law back in… Continue reading
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Should Richard Spencer Be Allowed to Speak on Public University Campuses?
The First Amendment grants the right to speak in public. But what makes such speech “free?” We consider this right an expression of “freedom” because colonists described the Revolutionary War as a battle of liberation from slavery to King George.… Continue reading
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WIT’s In Print: A Shameless Plug
I am writing to share with you all the news that my first book, Fugitive Saints: Catholicism and the Politics of Slavery, will be released by Fortress Press (which has been amazing) at the beginning of next month. This book asks the following:… Continue reading
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There Is No Such Thing as “the White Working Class”
Why Donald Trump’s 2016 victory had nothing to do with “class.” Continue reading
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Fortnight For Whose Freedom? Do Black Lives Matter to the United States Catholic Bishops?
If actions speak louder than words, then the United States Catholic bishops care more about the right of business owners to pick and choose their customers than they do about basic black existence. Continue reading
