Archives for June 2022

The future of Trumpism

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William Kristol believes Trumpism will be around for a long time. Here is a taste of his piece today at The Bulwark: We are now six years into the Trump era and one clearly sees—in the donor and media ecosystems, […]

The Author’s Corner with Melissa Ford

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Melissa Ford is Assistant Professor of History at Slippery Rock University. This interview is based on her new book, A Brick and a Bible: Black Women’s Radical Activism in the Midwest during the Great Depression (Southern Illinois University Press, 2022). […]

Evangelical Roundup for June 2, 2022

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What is happening in Evangelical land? Italian evangelicals are fighting abuse and settling refugees. More on the evangelicals (and other Christians) who want to bring back the child tax credit. Race and the Southern Baptist sexual abuse report. Southern Baptists […]

Universities and the culture wars

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Wesleyan University president Michael Roth‘s answer to the “culture war” is “culture peace.” Here is a taste of his piece today at Insider Higher Ed: We have often looked to schools and universities as places where inquiry and debate can […]

John McWhorter just took me down memory lane

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Thanks to McWhorter‘s recent piece at The New York Times, I spent way too much time this morning watching old Looney Tunes clips. Here is a taste: During these times so utterly glum, I’m in a mood to share a […]

A short history of the National Rifle Association

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Robert Spitzer, a scholar of U.S. gun policy and the NRA, divides the history of the organization into three phases: Phase One: At first the group was mainly concerned with marksmanship. It later played a relatively constructive role regarding safety-minded gun […]