Building off of last night’s roundup, here are more evangelical reactions to the Harris-Walz ticket. David French can’t catch a break! 🙂 A New Jersey Baptist responds to a Southern Baptist. Don’t mess with a pastor from Morristown, New Jersey: […]
Archives for August 2024
Yeah, stuff like this will really grow the party and win undecided voters
Donald Trump last night on Truth Social. He appears to be losing it:
Song of the Day
Who are the “elites” in this election?
I’m looking forward to Will Bunch’s column on Tim Walz: And let’s not forget Walz’s master’s degree in educational leadership from Mankato State and Harris’s law degree from the San Francisco campus of the University California law school.
Tim Walz: Springsteen fan
In case you missed it last night, Democratic VP presumptive nominee Tim Walz talked about a Springsteen concert he attended with Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro: As governor of Minnesota, Walz declared March 5, 2023 “Bruce Springsteen Day” in the state. […]
FORUM: Fiftieth Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation, Day Three
Does Watergate still matter?
Yes, there is one pro-life party in this election
It’s just that you might never have heard of it–but you should.
What are evangelicals saying about the Harris-Walz ticket?
This morning Kamala Harris announced her running mate. It is Minnesota governor Tim Walz. What are evangelicals saying? Michael Wear offers “guidance”: Sean Feucht has his “cringe meter” on: Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center: Demonic: David French will take […]
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate
Here is CNN: Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from […]
“The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”
Last month I participated in an American Historical Association “History Behind the Headlines” webinar on recent attempts in Louisiana and Oklahoma to bring the Bible into public schools. I have not seen a video of the event yet, but over […]
FORUM: Fiftieth Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation, Day Two
Altered vistas, unexpected hope
What if I don’t want to punch left or right?
On resisting the discourse of outrage.
Some thoughts on that Newsweek story on Christian colleges
Have you seen Rachel Dobkin’s story on “cancel culture” at evangelical colleges? If not, read it here. Dobkin’s writes: “An increasing number of academics are speaking out about Christian colleges, claiming they were forced out of their jobs because of the rising […]
The RFK Jr. bear story is bizarre
In case you missed it, here is Emma Fitzsimmons of The New York Times: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, confessed on Sunday that he had left a dead bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan in 2014 […]
FORUM: Fiftieth Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation, Day One
Reflections on long-tangled webs
A game of ball
Baseball presents a certain way of doing life–and it is magical.
Pope Francis defends the humanities
Here is a taste Pope Francis’s letter to candidates for the Catholic priesthood: “On the Role of Literature in Formation” 1. I had originally chosen to give this Letter a title referring to priestly formation.On further reflection, however, this subject […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: A history of thinking on paper Bad arguments Trump needs to remember that it’s not 2016 anymore. Did the founders see this political moment coming? 1960 Olympians who tried to […]
Blessing of Unicorns: Kids playing in the streets, outsourcing hard things, Elisabeth Elliot, parmesan cheese, and more
In this roundup: kids playing in the streets, the cost of outsourcing hard things, Elisabeth Elliot and the writing of biography, technological anxiety, conservatives in academia, cheese sponsorships, and a really good book I just started.
Excess Baggage
Can we still enjoy vacation destinations when we know their fraught histories?