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Richard B. Miller
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Retired Professor U Chicago (2014-24); Indiana University (1985-2014). Interests: ideas, culture, politics; religion, ethics, public life. Also: cycling, animals, film, comedy, hiking, diving, photography https://voices.uchicago.edu/richardbmiller/.
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Call it prayer-washing. That’s all it takes.
Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Proud to have had Judge Sara Ellis in classes on religion and ethics during her undergraduate years at Indiana University. She’s holding Trump’s Border official accountable each day.
Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
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I ❤️ my hometown.

Well done…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...

You think you might know the South, but these three op-ed writers show how much more there is to learn.
Opinion | How Southern Politics Shaped Trumpism
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Saturday, October 18. Please make your voices heard and bodies present.
University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

UVA faculty (60-2) and administration make the right call, using judicious language.
University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges
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Trump Targets Democratic Districts By Halting Billions During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Obviously this retribution is totally wrong.Yet people seem to hope that GOP leaders and voters will now rethink their support for DJT. I’m skeptical.
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
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My podcast with Prof. Melissa Matthes about her book, *When Sorrow Comes:The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter,* on the New Books Network is now available via this link.
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Melissa M. Matthes, "When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter" (Harvard UP, 2021) - New Books Network
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Wildflower Days and Wine-Flowing Nights in Slovenia www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/t...
I traveled to Slovenia 2 years ago to explore my roots and found a family gravesite in the area of Ribnica. I experienced nothing but wonderful people and spectacular natural beauty.Few Americans there to spoil it.
Wildflower Days and Wine-Flowing Nights in Slovenia
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thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Important policy critique here supported by seasoned expertise about religion, science, and environmental regulations.
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In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

I’m not speculating about how SCOTUS would handle this question.
In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line
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Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...

Western states are carrying out a “soft secession “ from the anti-scientific zealotry of R.F.K. Jr., Trump, and their libertarian enablers.

Here’s to protecting the vulnerable!
Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy
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Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.

This alarming expose should be widely read and circulated.
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
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Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Yes/and: The Republicans who voted in RFK Jr. are also complicit in this medical and scientific fiasco. Please read the Readers’ comments, especially by Hastings from Toronto.
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign
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Something close to what these Florida grifters did sparked the Protestant Reformation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

Yes/and: Ironically I need to post this on a digital platform. It deserves a very wide readership.
Opinion | Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
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