A few things online that caught my attention this week:
“If you tell interviewers that you recently accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior, or fondle a rosary during the interview, don’t expect a job at a prestige firm.”
The 1860 election and the meaning of the U.S. Constitution
Joe Biden: liberal Catholic
Trumpism is a suburban, middle-class phenomenon
100 million vaccines a day is too few
Douglas Brinkley on Henry Aaron. Smithsonian scholars here.
Presidential historian Tim Naftali says Trump is the worst ever
Gordon Wood reviews James Oakes, The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution. Elizabeth Varon reviews it here.
Are accusations of fascism helpful?
Do we need another presidential commission to study the American founding?
What the “Black Robe Regiment” misses
Allen Guelzo reviews Brian Holden Reid, The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman.
Contested elections and difficult transitions
Kevin Kruse’s review of the 1776 Commission Report