On March 22, Bishop Gerald Glenn, 66, of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Virginia, told his parishioners, “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus.” His church, part of the Church of God in Christ, a… Read More ›
Issues
Liberty: Thy Name in Vain
Institutions of higher learning are expected to promote free speech and the discussion of ideas from all viewpoints. This is what helps colleges and universities prepare students for life in a diverse community. It is also one of the foundations… Read More ›
COVID and African-Americans
Editors’ Note: Excerpted from The New York Times, April 12, 2020. By Jamelle Bouie We know that Covid-19 is killing African-Americans at greater rates than any other group. You can see this most clearly in the South. In Louisiana, blacks… Read More ›
Public Policy for the Public
The federal government’s aid to individuals and families represents an affirmative reorientation of public policy. In the past, in times of financial crisis, the government response has focused on the corporate structures, banks, automakers, steel manufacturers, and others as a… Read More ›
Leadership in a Time of Plague
By Frank Blechman President Donald J. Trump is correct about at least one thing. Maybe several things. First, as a responsible public leader, he is right that he has to consider both physical and economic health when he makes policy…. Read More ›
Ideology Blinds Public Interest
Mr. Shakespeare often displayed keen political insight. In Hamlet (Act I), a Danish officer, Marcellus, after seeing the ghost of Hamlet’s father, tells Horatio, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” Horatio repeats the ominous warning to Hamlet who,… Read More ›
Brief Cases
MENHADEN REDUX, REDUX, ET AL [See VoxFairfax, January 6, 2020; https://voxfairfax.com/2020/01/06/brief-cases-2/%5D A company that makes fish-oil supplements will keep its certification for sustainable fishing despite violations of catch limits in the Chesapeake Bay. Last year, Omega Protein caught 30% more… Read More ›
A Crime of Abuse for Our Enjoyment
Editors’ Commentary: The sensation and hype for this widely seen series has even prompted some fans to promote a presidential pardon for the convicted offender. Not to mention the abuse of wildlife, the capacity of some to overlook such anti-social… Read More ›
Evangelicals and Coronavirus Hell
Editors’ Note: Excerpted from The New York Times, March 27, 2020. VoxFairfax has posted pieces from Ms. Stewart on several occasions. By Katherine Stewart Donald Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science, bashes government… Read More ›