Intolerance from Brown students, progressive religious leaders and the Trumpian strongman

The spectacle of Brown University students' shouting down a peaceful press conference expressing concern about admitting too many Syrian refugees was a brief incident on a relatively minor issue in Rhode Island and would not, on the basis of scale, merit multiple posts (or a forthcoming parody song), but it has the feel of a snapshot of where America is and a warning of where it's headed. In my recent post, I focused on the Brown Students who strolled over to the State House because they didn&

The spectacle of Brown University students' shouting down a peaceful press conference expressing concern about admitting too many Syrian refugees was a brief incident on a relatively minor issue in Rhode Island and would not, on the basis of scale, merit multiple posts (or a forthcoming parody song), but it has the feel of a snapshot of where America is and a warning of where it's headed. In my recent post, I focused on the Brown Students who strolled over to the State House because they didn't…