by Blake Hart | Jan 18, 2019 | Opinion
I’m not the first, nor will I be the last to point out how Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” critiques current conversations about building a wall on our southern border. In the poem, Frost and his neighbor are doing their annual ritual of mending the wall that...
by Sean McKenzie | Jan 9, 2019 | Opinion
The immigration debate has become maddeningly difficult in our current political era. In order to make any headway, immigrant advocates must overcome the seeming simplicity and very real indignation of those who ask with exasperation, “What part of ‘illegal’ do you...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 3, 2019 | Opinion
As 2019 gets underway, a large part of the U.S. government remains shut down. According to President Donald Trump and congressional lawmakers, the shutdown centers on one issue: funding to build a physical wall along the southern border of the United States. For much...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 2, 2019 | Opinion
A politics of purity versus a politics of compassion. That was the fundamental disagreement between the Pharisees and Jesus, according to biblical scholar Marcus Borg (1942-2015) in his book, “Conflict, Holiness and Politics in the Teachings of Jesus.” “Conflict...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 31, 2018 | Opinion
South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu proclaimed, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” EthicsDaily is committed to working with partners advocating for the human rights of immigrants, refugees and...
