A few things online that caught my attention this week:
The corruption of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton.
Before there was Uncle Sam, there was Brother Jonathan.
Should Democrats apologize to the singer of “Rich Men North of Richmond?”
How is Ben Sasse doing at the University of Florida?
Ned Blackhawk reviews Robert P. Jones, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy.
The Mormon King of Beaver Island.
Three West Virginia University faculty respond to budget cuts
Glen Moots reviews Paul J. Gutacker, The Old Faith in a New Nation: American Protestants and the Christian Past.
Socialists vs. Prager University.
Eric Foner reviews Heather Hendershot, When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America.
Is college an economically risky bet?
Matthew Duss reviews Sohrab Ahmari, Tyranny Inc. Michael Kazin reviews it here.
Colleges with the greatest economic diversity.
A history of ageist attacks in American politics.
Dave Mandl reviews Alexander Stille, The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune.