As historian Joshua Tait reminds us, the meaning of the term “conservatism” has been a contested one in the United States. In his recent piece at The Bulwark he compares a circle of writers in the 1940s and early 1950s […]
Archives for April 2021
All eight Ivy League newspapers have women editors
This is a first. Here is a taste of Nhuquynh Nguyen‘s and Liana Slomka’s piece at The Daily Princetonian: For the first time, women hold the highest editorial positions at all eight Ivy League papers. The path to leadership, and […]
What is infrastructure?
The opponents of Joe Biden’s new bill think “infrastructure” is just roads and bridges. Yes, infrastructure was focused largely on roads and bridges in the early 19th-century, but it also included new innovations like railroads and the telegraph. Today those […]
Biden chief of staff Ron Klain on the president’s new infrastructure bill: “The president was elected to do a job”
Politico’s Ryan Lizza interviewed Klain yesterday. Here is one of the takeaways: BIPARTISANSHIP IS NOT THE GOAL: On attracting Republican votes for the infrastructure bill, Klain’s rhetoric sounded similar to how the administration discussed the Covid relief bill:“ Let’s work together […]
What is going on at *The New Republic*?
Not everyone on the magazine’s staff is happy about the arrival of new editor Michael Tomasky. They seem even more upset about The New Republic‘s decision to move its office from New York to Washington D.C. Now it looks like […]
Most popular posts of the last week
Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Trying to get a vaccine appointment? Just google “places where Trump won in a landslide.” Franklin Graham thinks evangelicals should get the vaccine. […]
Henri Nouwen, “A Journey of the Heart”
Yesterday my Created and Called for Community students read “Adam’s Peace,” an essay (originally delivered as a lecture) by the late spiritual writer and Catholic priest Henri Nouwen. Nouwen reflects on his experience with Adam Arnett, a severely disabled man […]