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 (website) categories. "Vox" takes a liberal-leaning editorial stance. "The New York Times" columnist Ross Douthat, writing in 2016, described "Vox" as "mostly liberal". In March 2014, before it had officially launched, "Vox" was criticized by conservative media commentators, including Erick Erickson, for a video it had published. The website's launch received significant media attention. Websites noted that the launch came around the same time as other data and explainer websites like "FiveThirtyEight" and "The New York Times" The Upshot. "Vox" was described as using clickbait-style headlines to enhance shareability and to act as a "Wikipedia for ongoing news stories". Shortly after