Monthly Archives: December 2017

Anne Hutchinson, Part II: Founding Mother of Religious Tolerance

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This is Part II of a three part essay on Anne Hutchinson. It was originally published as “Hutchinson followed her ideals on diversity” in the Newport Daily News on December 28, 2017.) Three hundred eighty years ago, the Great … Continue reading →

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Anne Hutchinson: Founding Mother of Religious Tolerance

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Fred Zilian

Three hundred eighty years ago, the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony convicted Anne Hutchinson of heresy and banished her from the colony. More than just a founding mother of Portsmouth, RI, she can be considered a founding mother of … Continue reading →

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Building American Civicism

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Fred Zilian

(A version of this essay was published as “What It Means to Be a Good Citizen in the Age of Colin Kaepernick” by TheHill.com, on 11-17-17.) GQ’s recent selection of Colin Kaepernick as a “man of the year,” specifically “citizen … Continue reading →

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