Is religious freedom special?
I want to reflect some more on my recent religious freedom post and the follow-up comments. Victor asked what I meant when I said religion is ‘special....
Tag: Religious freedom
Loving math and secularizing religious freedom
While criticizing Andrew Hacker’s book on math education, Evelyn Lamb wrote: I am a mathematician, thinking about math brings me great joy, and I want mor...
In America, racism is worse than homophobia
Conservative writer Kevin Williamson accused Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of ‘leading a nationalist-socialist movement’ a la Ado...
Cognitive change is not social change
I want to reflect some more on this Freddie post where he equates activism with education: To call yourself an activist is precisely to say “It is my job to edu...
What’s the theory of politics for ‘saving’ religious freedom?
Rachel Lu suggests a path forward for religious freedom: We don’t have to play identity politics in a shameless or misleading way. I don’t want anyone to feign ...
Universalizing religious freedom
Commenter David Bruggeman asks some sharp questions on my recent post: The limits of religious freedom are an important part of these discussions. At what point...
Strategy versus operations in religious freedom
The other day I was chatting with one of my more successful friends about her career. She’s worked in international development for a global foundation, c...