In the annals of modern policing, there’s a term that flares up in the headlines when a routine arrest turns fatal, when bodycam footage sparks protests, or when another Black or brown body ends up lifeless on the asphalt. That term is excited delirium—a medical-sounding phrase with a murky past and a troubling present, one that has become a catch-all explanation for deaths that occur under aggressive police restraint.
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Capitalist Evangelicalism: Faith, Power, and Misused Monies
Capitalist Evangelicalism, at its core, combines the fervent religious convictions of evangelical Christianity with the principles of unregulated capitalism. This marriage of faith and economics is not new, but its recent surge and consequential impact on society are worth an in-depth analysis. As faith becomes entwined with the economic system, the potential for manipulation increases dramatically, manifesting in forms as varied as public policy influence to exploitation of the faithful's goodwill.