Uncategorized – Aaron Q. Weinstein, Ph.D.

Prayer Breakfast Primer

18 Mar 201519 Mar 2015

The National Prayer Breakfasts began as anything but national. Founded by a Norwegian methodist minister, Abram Vereide, they offered Seattle businessmen spiritual support during the depths of the Depression. The…

Forthcoming: Discussion of Prayer Breakfasts

Last month, President Obama delivered--what turned out to be--a somewhat controversial address. The majority of the speech condemned religious violence, in particular ISIS, in the strongest possible language. At one point…

Update: Romney Not Running

Of course the morning after speculating whether Romney's faith would be a factor in 2016, the 2012 GOP nominee announces he will not seek the presidency in two years. Still,…

Will 2016 Be as Kind to Romney as 2012?

30 Jan 201530 Jan 2015

There are a lot of reasons why 2016 could be Mitt Romney's year. At least he thinks so. And he has, I would say, at least a few things going…

Mario Cuomo: Why He Got Civil Religion Right, and Why It Matters

21 Jan 201511 Nov 2019

When Mario Cuomo passed away a few weeks back, almost every remembrance highlighted his "Tale of Two Cities" DNC keynote speech. Several of these -- NPR, Huffington Post, and Politico -- fixate upon his political…

APSA

It seems only fitting that my first post for this site be about APSA! Heading down to DC this morning, and preparing for a wonderful weekend catching up with colleagues…