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“Law and Order” by Adam McDuffie

Jan 11, 2021Canopy ForumSeriesJanuary 2021, McDuffie, Adam, Politics

Tear gas outside the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Source: Tyler Merbler / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 Over the last several months, the Republican party and its current leader have consistently trumpeted their strong commitment to law and order. Especially during this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests (and riots), as well as in…

“The Problem with the Peace Cross” by Adam McDuffie

Nov 20, 2019Canopy ForumEssaysMcDuffie, Adam, November 2019, Politics

Bladensburg World War I Memorial. Bladensburg, Maryland. Flickr. CC BY 2.0. In its recent decision in American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Supreme Court has once again drawn conclusions grounded in a faulty reading of history. Ruling 7-2 that a 40-foot cross located along a highway in Bladensburg, Maryland does not violate First Amendment…