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Why Wisconsin v. Yoder Makes COVID-19 Worse and Why Science Matters

Why Wisconsin v. Yoder Makes COVID-19 Worse and Why Science Matters

by V.B., Summer Intern | Oct 8, 2021 | Current Events, Wisconsin v. Yoder

We know that the key to reaching herd immunity with the least amount of suffering is getting as many people as possible vaccinated, as quickly as possible. Still, we know that many people fall into the category of “vaccine hesitant”. These people are not necessarily...
Why Sincerely Respecting the Amish Means We Need to Overturn Wisconsin v. Yoder

Why Sincerely Respecting the Amish Means We Need to Overturn Wisconsin v. Yoder

by V.B., Summer Intern | Sep 22, 2021 | Amish Culture, Wisconsin v. Yoder

Progressive activists and social scientists talk constantly about advocating for and working with communities in a way that neither demonizes them nor romanticizes them, that neither fetishizes them nor mocks them (check out UC Berkeley’s resource list on...
Can We Please Talk About Gender? “The Amish: A People of Preservation”

Can We Please Talk About Gender? “The Amish: A People of Preservation”

by V.B., Summer Intern | Sep 8, 2021 | Amish Entertainment

Our ideas about gender have changed dramatically since the so-called documentary The Amish: A People of Preservation aired on PBS in 1975 to great critical acclaim. That response, by the way, helped to ensure that the human and civil rights violations committed...
9 jaw-dropping lines from an acclaimed film that will infuriate you

9 jaw-dropping lines from an acclaimed film that will infuriate you

by V.B., Summer Intern | Aug 2, 2021 | Amish Entertainment

The 1975 award-winning PBS documentary, The Amish: A People of Preservation, and its slightly edited 2000 update have a remarkable ability to say truly absurd things in a dry tone over pastoral images that are meant to make the toxic messages go down easier. (Keep...
Amish 101: Top 5 Resources to Better Educate You on the Amish

Amish 101: Top 5 Resources to Better Educate You on the Amish

by V.B., Summer Intern | Jul 19, 2021 | Amish Resources

Most of us have a vague idea of who the Amish are and what Amish society is like, but much of those narratives are influenced by deliberate campaigns to prey upon the Amish as a symbol in a religiopolitical argument (e.g., US Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder) or...
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