Vox Populi, Vox Dei consistent with earlier usage of vox populi, vox Dei in English political history since at least as early as 1327 when the Archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds brought charges against King Edward II in a sermon "Vox populi, vox Dei". From Reynolds onwards English political use of the phrase was favorable, not referencing the original context of the usage by Alcuin (739) who in a letter advised the emperor Charlemagne to resist such a dangerous democratic idea on the grounds that "the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness". "Vox Populi, Vox Dei : being true Maxims
Vox Media editor-in-chief. In 2012, Vox Media launched a video gaming website, "Polygon", led by former "Joystiq" editor Christopher Grant. In November 2013, Vox Media acquired the Curbed network, which consisted of the real-estate blog network "Curbed", the food blog "Eater", and the fashion blog "Racked". In April 2014, the company launched a news website, Vox. Led by former "Washington Post" columnist Ezra Klein, Melissa Bell and Matthew Yglesias, Vox was positioned as a general interest news service with a focus on providing additional context to recurring subjects within its articles. In May 2015, Vox Media acquired "Recode", a technology industry news