As best I can tell, the last time the name “Stanley Fish” appeared in the title of a post at this blog was August 2013. I did a post on Russell Jacoby’s New Republic piece, “Stanley Fish Turned Careerism into […]
Archives for November 2023
The Author’s Corner with Michael A. Blaakman
Michael A. Blaakman is Assistant Professor of History at Princeton University. This interview is based on his new book, Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023). JF: What led you to write Speculation […]
Evangelical roundup for November 16, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals continue to drive support for Israel. French evangelicals march against antisemitism. Matthew Lee Anderson on Karen Swallow Prior’s “evangelical imagination.” The Mike Johnson porn-blocker app story won’t disappear. Walter Kim of the National […]
Revisiting The Mission
Roland Joffé’s classic leaves us with a taste of heaven—and a taste of hell
Why Christians should think about the Roman Empire daily
This post is cross-posted from the Anxious Bench, where it ran on 11/15/2023. I remember the first time I read the New Testament book of Acts. It was the spring semester of my first year of college, and I was […]
On George Scialabba’s new collection of essays
Followers of this blog know that I am a big fan of writer George Scialabba. (I have never met Scialabba, but I am guessing that he would be uncomfortable with the word “fan.”) If you are not reading Scialabba you […]
The Author’s Corner with David Houpt
David Houpt is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. This interview is based on his new book, To Organize the Sovereign People: Political Mobilization in Revolutionary Pennsylvania (University of Virginia Press, 2023). JF: What led […]
Are you listening to The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast?
We have had a jam-packed Summer-Fall 2023 season at the podcast that included: Theresa Runstedlter on the American Basketball Association and race. Daniel Hummel on dispensationalism Stephen Prothero on mid-20th-century religious publishing. Larry Eskridge on the Jesus People Rachel Swarns […]
Nikki Haley more than quadruples her support in New Hampshire
An Emerson College poll has the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador running a clear second to Trump in the Granite State’s GOP primary race. She jumped from 4% in September to 18% in November. Donald Trump: 49% (He […]
Gen T
Sinatra, Presley, Dylan . . . Swift?
Review: In contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates
Anna Starobinets’ tragic memoir makes it clear: in contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates.
Paging Joanne Freeman! Paging Joanne Freeman!
What happened in Congress today? Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) apparently elbowed Tim Burchett (R-TN) in the hallway. Burchett called it a “clean shot to the kidneys.” Here is CNN: GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee accused […]
The Author’s Corner with John Wigger
John Wigger is Professor of History at the University of Missouri. This interview is based on his new book, The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI’s Battle to Stop It (Oxford […]
Happy University Press Week!
I’ve published three books with university presses in my career and spent a lot of time at this blog promoting the work of American historians who publish with university presses. This is why I am happy to call your attention […]
The working class Christian faith of Shawn Fain in historical context
We have covered Fain’s Christian faith before at this blog. Check out our posts here and here. Today CNN is running a long-form piece by John Blake on the religious beliefs of the leader of the United Auto Workers. Here […]
REVIEW: Cultural Christians R Us
A close look at ancient Roman Christians shows us we’re not alone
Liberal education isn’t selling this year
Recent events seem to cry out for a massive revival of liberal education. Will we listen?
“Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, e.g., rodents.”
ver·min /ˈvÉ™rmÉ™n/ noun wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, e.g., rodents. Watch: What are people saying? Rep. Jamie Raskin: Joe Scarborough and Jon Meacham: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich: […]
Charlie Kirk: Pastors who encouraged their flocks to march in a BLM rally were “introducing an unclean spirit from Satan into the church”
Charlie Kirk, a leader of the Trump youth movement, often visits megachurches on the weekends. Here is a taste of his recent visit to Foothills Christian Church in El Cajon, California. Pastor Neil Hoffman seems to be thoroughly enjoying the […]
The Author’s Corner with Catherine McNeur
Catherine McNeur is Associate Professor of History at Portland State University. This interview is based on her new book, Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science (Basic Books, 2023). JF: What led you to write Mischievous Creatures? […]