vigilantes | vigilantes
Mar.22.2012
In the weird pre-morning where my mind is awake and my body stays immobile, I flash images of Trayvon Martin—the latest victim of racist vigilantism that has grown in this country since our government’s aggression has escalated in the last two decades. Unless you are confused—these are...
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Feb.16.2009
A friend of mine emailed me this piece by Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago. She has published translations of the Rig Veda and the Laws of Manu. This essay, on Valentine's Day in India, is from Sightings 2/12/09, and I thought...
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