Josh Benner

Category: Culture

  • If Lincoln isn’t safe, history isn’t safe: Boston statue to be removed

    I’ve seen a meme on Facebook that says “If you ever wondered what you would have done during slavery, or the holocaust, or the Civil Rights Movement, you’re doing that right now.”  I’m going to make my own meme that says “if you’ve ever wanted what you did during the Russian Revolution, you’re doing that…

  • Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions

    In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down June Medical Services v Russo, a Louisiana law which required doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s four liberal justices. Roberts said he disagreed with the ruling but voted with the majority…

  • The Supreme Court and LGBT rights – 2 major decisions in 5 years

    Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision which guaranteed the right to marry for same-sex couples. In the years preceding the decision, state after state after state voted against it. 32 of 33 states where this was voted on, voted no. In 13 of those states, the vote wasn’t even close,…

  • Writer calls some depictions of Jesus racist and calls for their destruction

    It was only a matter of time. Activist and writer Shaun King has taken aim at images and sculptures which depict Jesus as white.  On Twitter, King said:  Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In…

  • Institutions under attack – progressive politics are not the answer

    Racism is a terrible scourge upon humanity and a sin that is in the hearts of way too many of our fellow citizens. Much has been said over the last few weeks on the subject of race in America.  There’s been a vocal group (who’s small relative to the size of our population) who’s called…