Ann Marie Wainscott is the Karen and Adeed Dawisha Associate Professor of Political Science at Miami University (in Ohio). Her specialty is religion and politics with an interest in the War on Terror and Islam. For more see annmariewainscott.com
AKA All I want for Christmas is a limited (or repealed) AUMF As talk of war with Venezuela fills the airwaves, I find myself writing an unlikely Christmas list – the restrictions that a responsible Authorization for the Use of Military Force would possess. Setting aside the fact that there is
I listened with horror to some of the speeches at the memorial service honoring the fallen right-wing organized Charlie Kirk. As a child of evangelicals, I heard the coded language. I knew the bands that played. I recognized the music. I noticed how scripture was misquoted. For years scholars and
On yesterday's Amicus podcast (required listening), Ahilan Arulanantham, a human rights lawyer and UCLA law professor, counseled "creative resistance," to the challenges of our day. How did he articulate those challenges? He called the present administration "lawless," not only in its willingness to ignore
People trying to decide if Zohran is a good or bad Muslim miss the irony
Transform it, before it transforms you, and your God.
Trump's bill costs nearly as much as the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars combined
What to look for
Reporting unprecedented results
My pope story. What's yours?
It's been going on a long time.
Would you recognize him?
Do you know the difference?