Archives for 2023

Christian artist Mylon Lefevre has died

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He recorded with Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Little Richard, The Who, Steve Winwood, and Mick Fleetwood and was one of the earliest “Christian rock” artists. In the 1980s he gained popularity for his recordings […]

Too old to be president?

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Is Joe Biden too old to serve another term as president? Everyone seems to be talking about this as the 2024 election approaches. But did you know that debates over presidential age are not new? Readers of a certain age […]

Song of the day

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Praying for Marrakesh tonight. Let’s get these men and women food, shelter, and aid to rebuild.

Major foundations invest in local journalism

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In the 1980s I covered middle school sports for the Montville Herald, a now defunct newspaper published in my hometown of Montville, New Jersey. I have always loved local news. This is why I jumped at the chance to get […]

Andrew Sullivan calls for Joe Biden to step aside

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The conservative pundit says Biden’s “greatest legacy would be to make way for someone else in 2024.” Here is a taste of his latest Substack piece: I voted for Biden; if he’s up against Trump, I’ll do it again. Apart […]

It’s all Jill Biden’s fault

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Live from the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa: I’m sure Fox loved this interview, especially the part of the “forgetting things.”

If president, Vivek Ramaswamy would deport American citizens

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Here is NBC News: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that as president, he would deport American-born children of undocumented immigrants. “The family unit will be deported,” said Ramaswamy when asked by NBC News if the deportations would include American-born […]

A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup

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One unicorn may just be a figment of your imagination: did you even see it? But many unicorns put together form a blessing. *** Let’s start with a news story that my children, who have been digging up the backyard […]

Nancy Pelosi will seek reelection to Congress in 2024

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The former Speaker of the House is not retiring anytime soon. Here is the Associated Press: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority. Pelosi, 83, […]

What is popular this week at Current?

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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 Kathryn Cramer Brownell

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Kathryn Cramer Brownell is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. This interview is based on her new book, 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News (Princeton University Press, 2023). JF: What led […]

Start a JUNTO!

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For college students, wisdom is often cultivated in communities of friendship

The pumpkinification of autumn

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‘Tis the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice. At midnight on September 1st, it happened again, just as it does every year in recent memory: the pumpkinification of autumn. The term is one, I should note, that existed already […]

Evangelical roundup for September 7, 2023

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What is happening in Evangelical land? Brazil evangelicals and sports betting. The debate continues about evangelical dechurching. The latest news on the closing of Alliance University. Bless your pastor. France closes a ministry doing conversion therapy. Evangelicals and the labor […]