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Miguel De La Torre

A Call to Deliverance From Your Personal Savior

July 15, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

In his groundbreaking book Habits of the Heart, Robert Bellah conducts a deep sociological dive into U.S. culture and religiosity. Despite how influential the book has been for generations of sociologists and religion scholars, it nonetheless fell short. Specifically, Bellah gave minimal attention to race….

Empires Crumble From Within

July 6, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

Empires don’t crumble from external threats but through internal hubris. By chanting “we’re number one,” this reality can be masked. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we will hear repeatedly that this is the greatest country in…

Cuba’s Future Belongs to Cubans, Not Authoritarians at Home or Abroad

May 29, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

In an 1889 letter to a friend, my intellectual mentor José Martí wrote: “[we] need to know what the position of this avaricious neighbor is, who confesses its desire for us before launching what seems an inevitable war, and could be futile because of the…

‘No Kings’ Must Do More

May 13, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

No More Kings. Also, No More Queens. The “No More Kings” rallies are crucial for such a time as this. As the democratic safety nets fray, we cannot afford to sit on our couches vegetating as bad actors seeking greater power, profits and privilege ride…

The Chickens Still Come Home to Roost: The U.S. Remains Committed to Political Violence

May 1, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

“The chickens have come home to roost.” When Malcolm X said these words to describe President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he was suggesting the hatred and violence the U.S. cultivated worldwide had returned to plague us. Sixty-three years later, the chickens are still coming home…

The Brain Drain Caused by White Supremacist Immigration Policy

April 10, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

The rise of the U.S empire was due to multiple factors, one of which was a “brain gain” of immigration. Both the U.S. immigration system and top research institutions have historically attracted the best of the best. Today, we stand at the threshold of a…

Becoming One Body

April 1, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

Progressive Euroamerican churches claim to seek to build Martin Luther King’s “Beloved Community.” The question for them becomes how to attract people of color to their congregation. Unfortunately, the hope of diversification is more about political correctness than about desegregating the 11 a.m. hour on…

The Case of César Chávez: When Justice Requires Us to Interrogate Our Heroes

March 24, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

I read recent allegations concerning César Chávez, one of my liberationist heroes, with a grief that unsettles my soul and a moral nausea that cannot be easily settled. There is a particular kind of disillusionment and disgust reserved for moments like this—when a figure once held…

What MAGA Sees When They See Me

March 4, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

The other day, I was strutting through the mall like it was my personal runway, operating under the firm belief that I was a deliciously hot Latino man. In my head, I was the love child of Bad Bunny, Pedro Pascal, and Oscar Isaac—too sexy…

‘Not All Skinfolk are Kinfolk!’: Latine ICE and Proximity to Whiteness

February 25, 2026 by Miguel De La Torre

Malcolm X introduced the concept of the house “negro” and the field “negro ” to white America. During slavocracy, the house “negro” would aid and protect the master’s interests, even to the detriment of those who lived in shacks and did the backbreaking fieldwork. Despite how horrific…