What is happening in Evangelical land? A word from the editor of the Evangelical Roundup: A journey out of Christian nationalism with the help of what I heard is a pretty good book on subject. 🙂 The massive growth of […]
Archives for November 2023
Too heavy to fly
What if some of the “things” keeping us from soaring on the wings of passion to near perfection are just actual things? What if stuff is what weighs us down?
Homeschooling and the Washington Post
The Post’s attention is justified. Its conclusions are flawed.
Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race
The South Carolina Senator is out of the race. Here is Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Alex Tabet: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential campaign. “When I go back to […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The GOP was and is not ready for a post-Roe world. Eboo Patel calls for pluralism on college campuses Liberal arts education and career training. Becca Rothfield reviews Andrew McKevitt, […]
On the difference between Current and Substack
Nearly three years ago I began to reevaluate what I was doing at my relatively successful blog, The Way of Improvement Leads Home. There was money to be made at Substack, and I considered signing-up, but something didn’t seem right […]
Happy Veteran’s Day from the presumptive GOP nominee for President of the United States
Source: Truth Social
Veterans Day: song of the day
“Born in the USA” offers productive reflections for this Veterans Day.
Song of the Day
A Blessing of Unicorns: a weekly roundup
This week’s Blessing of Unicorns includes family policy, Jane Addams, immigrants, Jewish converts to Christianity, and the humor of Great Books.
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
The Author’s Corner with Edward Gray
Edward Gray is Professor of History at Florida State University. This interview is based on his new book, Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation (Harvard University Press, 2023). JF: What led you to write Mason-Dixon? EG: After writing two short biographical studies, […]
Like a Whale Goes Through a Net
John Adams was right: Our constitution was made “for a moral and religious people.”
University of Austin: nothing new
As University of Austin opens applications for its first class, the lack of uniqueness in its mission is clearer than ever.
Jill Stein is running for president again
Stein just announced her bid for the Green Party nomination. You may recall that earlier this year Cornel West was running to be the Green Party nominee. He is now running as an independent, clearing the way for Stein. Here […]
Sam Wineburg’s Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) is leaving Stanford and becoming a non-profit
Big news for K-12 history teachers! The Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) is “spinning out of Stanford University” to become the Digital Inquiry Group (DIG), an independent nonprofit organization. Here’s more: Here are some frequently asked questions that I took […]
The Author’s Corner with Dario Fazzi
Dario Fazzi is Professor of Transatlantic Environmental History at Leiden University. This interview is based on his new book, Smoke on the Water: Incineration at Sea and the Birth of a Transatlantic Environmental Movement (Columbia University Press, 2023). JF: What […]
Evangelical roundup for November 9, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? A word about the Evangelical roundup: An evangelical anthropologist, who happens to also be my colleague, reflects on the meaning of life in an age of educational technology. Mike Johnson and the evangelical persecution […]
REVIEW: Commentary? Or Contempt?
Toward a better ecology of news
Let’s get cynical
What if cynicism is the dumb guy’s version of being smart? Unable to construct any positive vision or defend any normative claims, he contents himself with tearing things down.