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James Ron

Opiate of the Masses? Religion and Agency in Colombia and Mexico

Karl Marx famously argued that religion was the “opiate of the masses,” promoting a sense of individual and collective resignation in the…

1d ago

Opiate of the Masses? Religion and Agency in Colombia and Mexico

1d ago

Do Publics Around the World View Human Rights Organizations as Allies of the US Government…

May 21

May 21

Banal Nationalism and Donald Trump

Despite sharing a border, many Americans remain unfamiliar with Canada, struggling to locate important cities and provinces on a map. I was…

May 13

May 13

On the Importance of Religious Literacy

Years ago, I taught at a Canadian graduate program for aspiring diplomats, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton…

May 13

May 13

The Demise of the Global Human Rights Sector: A Tragedy Foretold

About ten years ago, a prominent British academic, Stephen Hopgood, wrote that the human rights movement was in its “end times,” chiefly…

May 1

May 1

Why Is Public Support for Elite Universities so Weak?

A few years ago, I worked with a colleague doing political science fieldwork in Ethiopia.

Apr 9

Why Is Public Support for Elite Universities so Weak?

Apr 9

Who is dying and disappearing in Mexico? Data on the Burden of Violence, Visualized in 10 Graphs

The recent discovery of an isolated ranch in the Mexican state of Jalisco where criminals appear to have cremated dozens, if not hundreds…

Mar 20

Who is dying and disappearing in Mexico? Data on the Burden of Violence, Visualized in 10 Graphs

Mar 20

Trump, Foreign Aid, and the “NGO Scramble”

Trump and Elon Musk’s recent attacks on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will have an immediate and…

Feb 24

Feb 24

Inside the Slab, a Hidden Aperture

I’m taking a creative writing class, and one of our exercises was to write about a beloved possession. To describe it in detail, and to…

Jan 14

Jan 14

On Death and Divorce

Two people close to me are approaching the end of their lives, and I’m watching them suffer from pain and anxiety.

Jan 7

Jan 7

James Ron

James Ron

James Ron is a former academic, journalist, and human rights investigator. See www.jamesron.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ron-jr/ for details.

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