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Ryan Gallagher

“The Plot Against America” Attempts to Grapple with Trump, but Fails to Lament the Fundamental US…

HBO’s latest miniseries is wonderful and prescient, but it misses a big opportunity to address the significance of white supremacy in the…

May 27, 2020

“The Plot Against America” Attempts to Grapple with Trump, but Fails to Lament the Fundamental US…

May 27, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete

In which I argue that cops tend to do more harm than good, and strong communities and equitable distribution of resources is a better path.

Feb 10, 2020

Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete

Feb 10, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

A Very Brief Introduction to Socialism

Socialism is in the news! What is socialism? Marxism? This is a brief accessible intro to the philosophy and variations of socialist…

Feb 7, 2020

A Very Brief Introduction to Socialism

Feb 7, 2020

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Bernie Sanders Has the Best Chance to Defeat Trump: By the Numbers

I make the case that Sanders is the candidate most likely to beat Trump. Hopefully it serves as a good resource one can share with…

Feb 2, 2020

Bernie Sanders Has the Best Chance to Defeat Trump: By the Numbers

Feb 2, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

The Great Refusal: We Need Artists in the Revolution

American singer Woody Guthrie spent his career singing folk songs about the common man, the struggle of the working class, and injustice at…

Feb 1, 2020

The Great Refusal: We Need Artists in the Revolution

Feb 1, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

Rafiki, Prophet.

The question is: Who are YOU?

Jan 26, 2020

Rafiki, Prophet.

Jan 26, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way: The Power of Negative Thinking

This has been stirring in me for a while, I think it’s a fitting message for a new decade of daring to imagine a better world.

Jan 1, 2020

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way: The Power of Negative Thinking

Jan 1, 2020

Ryan Gallagher

People Over Porsches: Capitalism Failed Madisonville

If you drive down Plainville or Murray Avenue, where Madisonville meets Mariemont, you will notice dozens of signs throughout the…

Jul 24, 2019

People Over Porsches: Capitalism Failed Madisonville

Jul 24, 2019

Ryan Gallagher

Prophets Don’t Predict the Future — They Create It

Prophecy is reduced to fortune-telling or “proof” of the Bible’s authenticity. Prophecy, actually, is about critiquing systems of power.

Jul 2, 2019

Prophets Don’t Predict the Future — They Create It

Jul 2, 2019

Ryan Gallagher

Jesus Stories: Abundance

With student debt and climate catastrophe looming, many ask: “How will we pay for it?” I propose a different question: “How can we not?”

Jun 25, 2019

Jesus Stories: Abundance

Jun 25, 2019

Ryan Gallagher

Ryan Gallagher

I was evangelical but then I got a degree in Bible. Now I write about navigating the hellscape of post-evangelicalism and late capitalism.

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