Beyond ‘Leave Us Alone’: Plain People and the Two-Way Street of Religious Liberty
Amish are often characterized as wanting nothing more than to be “left alone” by government authorities. Yet, from buggy electrification laws pushed by some Amish
Ohio Legislature’s Late-Night Rider Proposes Fees for Requesting Police Body Cam Footage under Ohio’s Public Records Act
In the pre-dawn hours between December 19 and 20, Ohio legislators attached a consequential rider to a bill, establishing fees ranging from $75 to $750
Beyond the Ballot Box Margins
Further Insights from Amish News Coverage in Pennsylvania's Political Theater
Three weeks ago, I outlined how plain people’s growing numbers in Pennsylvania create an intriguing electoral dynamic—a demographic that doesn’t play by conventional political rules
An Emerging Non-Voter Bloc:
The Dilemma of Plain People in Pennsylvania’s Political Chessboard
In the high-stakes chess game of Pennsylvania politics—the state poised to declare “checkmate” in the 2024 presidential election—there’s a piece on the board that doesn’t
Beyond Amish Forgiveness
Unpacking the Amish Response to a Wisconsin Football Team’s Harassment
As high school was recently resuming in rural Wisconsin, nine football players spent an evening harassing Amish near LaValle (Old Order Amish-mainstream affiliation, see Table
Population-Wide Vaccination Hesitancy among the Amish: A County-Level Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice
Population Research and Policy Review
Anderson, Cory, Shuai Zhou, and Guangqing Chi. 2023.
42(4):70.
Causative Factors of Crashes between a Motor Vehicle and the Amish and Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggy
M.A. thesis in Urban and Regional Planning.
Richmond, VA: Virginia Commonwealth University.
Anderson, Cory. 2008.
Horse and Buggy Crash Study III: Low Illumination and the Sun’s Glare in Crashes between Motor Vehicles and Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggies
Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
Anderson, Cory. 2014.
2(1):116-24.
Horse and Buggy Crash Study II: Overstretching the Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem’s Abilities: Lessons from the Swartzentruber Amish
Journal of Amish and
Plain Anabaptist Studies
Anderson, Cory. 2014.
2(1):100-15.
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