A Canterbury trail: my pilgrimage from the cathedral to the white cliffs of Dover After exploring the cathedral city, I battled the heatwave while walking to the Kent coast on the Via Francigena The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
‘Stupid people’: 46.9 percent of Minnesota voters backed Donald Trump, and now he’s calling them low IQ people Never a good sign when the president starts vomiting race science. We Got This Covered · Mar 27
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Gitlow Revisited: Disentangling Ideas and Crimes Via the Harm Principle," by Ronald Krotoszynski The final article from the "Gitlow v. New York at 100" symposium, held last year at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Reason · Jan 26
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’ Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people – especially children – drew reactions from both sides of the aisle. The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025
Revealed: How mass tourism helped England after the Black Death Finds from “England’s Venice” reveal the secrets of medieval pilgrimage The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Rare early medieval ivory carving acquired for £2m by V&A Revered 12th-century sculpture of Christ to stay in UK museum after successful fundraising The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
The Scottish town where Robert Burns’s poems first made it into print EVER wondered why Kilmarnock FC, one of the oldest football clubs in Scotland, play their home games at Rugby Park? The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2024
We need a Trump gag order, for real The First Amendment wasn't meant to cover a public figure's dangerous, damaging lies. But there's an answer Salon · Apr 14, 2024
Unruly by David Mitchell review – monarchs behaving badly Sweary realism gives colour to these accounts of England’s most appalling kings and queens The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
Editorial: Bragg’s bad choice: A prosecutor shines new light on Manhattan DA's Trump decision As Attorney General Merrick Garland and Justice Department professionals ponder charging Donald Trump with felony charges for his apparent crimes related to his failed putsch at the Capitol during the electoral vote count as documented in detail by the Jan. 6 committee, the great grifter has no such fears about… Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022