Over at The Week, Samuel Goldman makes some good points. Here is a taste: It’s easy to find criticisms of Christian nationalism, which dominate both academic and popular discussions of the subject. It’s far more difficult to locate advocates, at least […]
Archives for November 2021
No Adults in the Room
Something’s wrong with the Democrats—and it’s not quite déjà vu
A David Barton disciple, Liberty University graduate, and state legislator wants to ban 800 books from Texas public schools
His name is Matt Krause. He is a Texas State Representative and a speaker for Wallbuilders, an organization founded by David Barton that uses the American past to promote right-win political agendas. Here is Talia Richman and Allie Morris at […]
Sean Parnell suspends his Senate campaign
Get up to speed here. I guess this leaves the door wide-open for Dr. Oz. Here is Politico: Pennsylvania Republican Sean Parnell is suspending his campaign for Senate after losing a fight for custody of his children Monday to his […]
Is Sean Parnell’s Senate campaign over?
Pennsylvania Republicans are having a hard time finding someone to run against Conor Lamb or John Fetterman for Pat Toomey’s U.S. Senate seat. Now a judge has decided that GOP frontrunner Sean Parnell‘s kids can only visit him three weekends […]
The Jeopardy! professors tournament
Fifteen profs will compete for $100,000. They are: J.P. Allen, a Professor of Business at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. Hester Blum, a Professor of English at Penn State University in University Park, Pa. Sam Buttrey, […]
“Walking in Staten”
In case you missed SNL this weekend:
The world’s democracies tell the United States to get its act together
It happened at a major national security conference in Nova Scotia. Here is Politico: If “America is back,” someone forgot to tell America’s allies. At a major national security conference this weekend designed to rally the world’s democracies against autocratic […]
The Author’s Corner with David Henkin
David Henkin is Professor of History at UC Berkeley. This interview is based on his new book, The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are (Yale University Press, 2021). JF: What led you to […]
Evangelical roundup for November 22, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Al Mohler lists four temptations facing the Evangelical Theological Society: Fundamentalism, Atheism, Catholicism, and Theological Liberalism. He defines “fundamentalism” in terms of retreat from the world and certain “theological eccentricities.” He does not define […]
Conservative commentators Steve Hayes and Jonah Goldberg are leaving Fox News
They are leaving because of the “voices of the responsible” commentators “are being drowned-out by the irresponsible.” The tipping point was Patriot Purge, a three-part documentary hosted by Tucker Carlson. Here are Hayes and Goldberg: The special—which ran on Fox’s […]
I Can’t Believe McAuliffe’s Fundraising Emails Didn’t Win the Election
The Democrats need to stop annoying voters long enough to save democracy
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The confusing and elusive “1619 Project.” Emerson and Thoreau vs. 21st century libertarianism Are the Democrats the real party of racism? Magazine covers Today there is no “classically educated elite“ […]
The Moral Collapse of Liberty University
David French tells it like it is: Rarely in my life have I ever seen a single significant American institution face such a staggering run of scandal and controversy as Liberty University, and Liberty happens to be America’s largest Christian […]
Kamala Harris becomes the first woman in U.S. history to have presidential power
She had it for eighty-five minutes today. Here is the BBC: Ms Harris, 57, was in control for 85 minutes, while Mr Biden was placed under anaesthesia for a routine colonoscopy on Friday. Mr Biden’s doctor released a statement after […]
Is Dr. Oz the answer for Pennsylvania Republicans?
The Senate seat currently held by Pat Toomey is up for grabs in 2022 (Toomey is not running for reelection). Pennsylvania Republicans are looking for a candidate that can win next year. The GOP frontrunner right now is Sean Parnell, […]
Marvin Olasky discusses his resignation from World magazine
We covered this here and here. Here is Bob Smietana at Religion News Service: Olasky had hoped to end his tenure as editor-in-chief, which began in 1994, in the summer of 2022. Those plans changed after World’s publisher announced the […]
Why infrastructure is so important
Here is Fareed Zakaria at The Washington Post: Every two minutes, a water main breaks in America. The total amount of treated water wasted every day is about 6 billion gallons, or 9,000 swimming pools. Every day! And it highlights why the […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Alan Godwin, Listening in Loud Times Vince Bacote, Wide Awoke at Wheaton? John Fea, A Time to Tear Down and a Time to Build John Fea, Canceling Jon Meacham Tony […]
Good Teachers Don’t Preach Critical Race Theory
They teach critical thinking