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On Religion and Backlash

Theda Skocpol on Popular and Elite Roots of Republican Extremism in the U.S.

February 9, 2018 • by Public Seminar

The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life presents the Populism and Religion lecture series from Theda Skocpol (Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University). Note from Jean Cohen, project organizer: Everyone seems to be writing on populism these days, which is unsurprising given the global rise of populist movements, parties, ...

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Homeschooling, Government Shutdowns, and Tide Pods

Past Present Episode 116

February 8, 2018 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the role of homeschooling in an abuse case in California, the recent government shutdown, and why people are eating Tide Pods on social media.

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Homeschooling, Government Shutdowns, and Tide Pods

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Religious Accommodations and “Equal But Different” Citizenship

Rogers Smith

February 5, 2018 • by Public Seminar

The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life (IRCPL) presents Populism and Religion lecture series from Rogers Smith (Associate Dean for the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at UPenn). A note from Jean Cohen, project organizer: Everyone seems to be writing on populism these days, which is unsurprising given the ...

Religious Accommodations and “Equal But Different” Citizenship

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Religious Populisms, Right and Left, in Europe and the Americas

Jose Casanova

February 3, 2018 • by Public Seminar

The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life presents the Populism and Religion lecture series from Jose Casanova (Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Theology at Georgetown University). A note from Jean Cohen, project organizer: Everyone seems to be writing on populism these days, which is unsurprising given the global rise ...

Religious Populisms, Right and Left, in Europe and the Americas

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Tonya Harding, Prison Book Bans, and the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

Past Present Episode 115

January 28, 2018 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Tonya Harding’s comeback, book bans in prison, and the 20th anniversary of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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Tonya Harding, Prison Book Bans, and the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

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Millions March Throughout Country on Inauguration Anniversary

Hundreds of thousands in New York City

January 26, 2018 • by Jo Freeman

It was called a Women’s March, and it took place on the first anniversary of the massive women’s march on Washington after Trump’s inauguration. But women and women’s rights were only one of several themes. The most prevalent theme was opposition to everything Trump has done and said, before and ...

Millions March Throughout Country on Inauguration Anniversary

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Alt-Right Asian Fetish, Temporary Protected Status, and Raw Water

Past Present Episode 114

January 21, 2018 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate the Asian fetish of some alt-right white nationalists, President Trump’s plan to revoke protections for Salvadorans, and the raw water craze.

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Alt-Right Asian Fetish, Temporary Protected Status, and Raw Water

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African-American Intellectuals, Southern Democrats, and LaCroix Sparkling Water

Past Present Episode 113

January 11, 2018 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss a feud between African-American intellectuals Cornel West and Ta-Nehisi Coates, the electoral prospects for southern Democrats, and why LaCroix Sparkling Water has become an obsession.

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African-American Intellectuals, Southern Democrats, and LaCroix Sparkling Water

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“Cat Person,” Black Maternal Mortality, and Elf on the Shelf

Past Present Episode 112

January 1, 2018 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this week's episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia debate the viral New Yorker short story “Cat Person”, the disproportionately high maternal death rate among black women, and the Elf on the Shelf phenomenon.

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“Cat Person,” Black Maternal Mortality, and Elf on the Shelf

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Etiquette Books, a Royal Engagement, and National Monuments

Past Present Episode 111

December 30, 2017 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate the resurgence of etiquette books, the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal engagement, and President Trump’s decision to limit the size of two national monuments.

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Etiquette Books, a Royal Engagement, and National Monuments

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Rally in DC for Palestine

Jerusalem is the demand. No embassy on stolen land.

December 29, 2017 • by Jo Freeman

Roughly two thousand people gathered on the southwest corner of the Ellipse to demand that the US not move its embassy to Jerusalem. In the shadow of the National Christmas Tree and the National Menorah, they said Jerusalem was the capital of Palestine, not Israel. While most participants stood around the platform, ...

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Time Inc., Massage Envy, and Net Neutrality

Past Present Episode 110

December 27, 2017 • by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the purchase of Time Inc. by the Meredith Corporation, sexual assault claims at a chain of massage spas, and net neutrality.

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