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Christopher Rhodes

The Many Gifts of George Pérez

Art can be so many things: a method of personal or political expression; a product or commodity; an individual reflection of its creator…

4 min readMar 11, 2022

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Christopher Rhodes

He Still Calls Me ‘Lion’

I hear their voices before I can see them. My six year old son and his mom, coming up the escalator at the movie theater where I had…

7 min readAug 23, 2021

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The Democrats can’t take the black vote for granted — UnHerd

I grew up in South Carolina. During my youth in the Eighties and Nineties, the state rarely appeared in national headlines — and when it…

8 min readFeb 17, 2020

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The Democrats can’t take the black vote for granted — UnHerd

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Trump’s Real Gift to Putin and Russia Isn’t Collusion

The idea of collusion with Russia has dogged Donald Trump throughout his campaign and presidency, and his handling of U.S. military aid to…

7 min readFeb 8, 2020

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Trump’s Real Gift to Putin and Russia Isn’t Collusion

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How Kenya became a tyranny of the minority — UnHerd

The former Kenyan president, Daniel arap Moi, died earlier this week at the age of 95. Throughout his 24 years in power, between 1978 and…

7 min readFeb 6, 2020

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How Kenya became a tyranny of the minority — UnHerd

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King’s Forgotten “I Have a Dream” Speech — Political Religions

I went to YouTube to watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The first two results that come up are very interesting…

5 min readJan 20, 2020

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King’s Forgotten “I Have a Dream” Speech — Political Religions

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In defence of Facebook — UnHerd

I was at Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg, while he created Facebook. We lived in neighbouring dorms, and probably passed on the sidewalk and…

9 min readJan 14, 2020

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In defence of Facebook — UnHerd

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Turns Out Neither Trump Nor Iran Want War — Political Religions

President Donald Trump’s strike against Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week seemed like a departure from Trump’s general…

4 min readJan 8, 2020

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Turns Out Neither Trump Nor Iran Want War — Political Religions

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Does Trump Have a Master Plan for Iran? — Political Religions

The legendary hip hop artist Rakim once rapped “thinkin’ of a master plan,’ cause ain’t nothin’ but sweat inside my hand.” Donald Trump…

4 min readJan 6, 2020

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Does Trump Have a Master Plan for Iran? — Political Religions

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Donald Trump’s Evangelical Coalition, and What It Means to Represent the Christian Vote —…

I usually don’t write about the same topic twice in a row (there’s lots of stuff that falls within the intersection of religion, identity…

6 min readDec 24, 2019

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Donald Trump’s Evangelical Coalition, and What It Means to Represent the Christian Vote —…

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Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Dr. Christopher Rhodes is a Lecturer in Social Sciences at Boston University and an expert on religion, identity and politics.

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