The title of Dana Milbank’s Washington Post piece says it all: “Stalin, Mao and Khomeini couldn’t quell freedom’s voice. But Trump did.” Here is a taste: Voice of America went on the air eight weeks after Pearl Harbor. “We bring […]
Archives for March 2025
Pivot Points: Chapter 20
The Big Shock
The Words We Say Instead
A plea for Christians to say what we meanÂ
How the Irish became White. Or why Pete Hegseth likes St. Patrick Day and not Black History Month
Over the San Antonio Express-News, Sig Christensen asks why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to Black History Month and other celebrations of identity in the military, but gave a pass to St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a fair question. […]
What is going on with the Southern Baptist sexual abuse investigation?
In case you missed this, the Southern Baptist Convention has announced that the federal investigation into the Convention’s treatment of sexual abuse survivors has come to an end. Here is Liam Adams at The Tennessean: A historic federal investigation into […]
“The main divide in American politics today isn’t between liberals and conservatives or left and right. It’s between those who believe in the system and those who don’t.”Â
Here is Shadi Hmid at The Washington Post: The main divide in American politics today isn’t between liberals and conservatives or left and right. It’s between those who believe in the system and those who don’t. And sometimes it really […]
Pivot Points: Chapter 19
What Trumps Trump?
If I Were a Rich Man
Good words are not an elite tasteÂ
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Trump’s war against academia Invading Canada: A history lesson. The limits of “professional-class liberalism“ Ernie Freeburg rethinks the Scopes Trial Catholic universities in the age of Trump Pope Francis: The […]
I took a week off from blogging. What is happening on the evangelicals and politics front?
I took the last week off to write. (More on that later). What happened in the world of evangelicals and politics while I was gone? Let’s check in: Jenna Ellis offers another “lesson” in the politics of human dignity: Jenna, […]
“Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction.”
Poem of the day: Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front Love the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want moreof everything ready-made. Be afraidto know your neighbors and to die.And you will have a window in your head.Not even […]
Why Study History?: A conversation with the guys on the Re-Integrate Podcast
Listen here. Here is the episode description: Both David and Bob are history buffs. But studying history is not as simple as watching a documentary, a biopic, or reading a bestselling narrative history. We need to be aware of how […]
Pivot Points: Chapter 18
Good Times in Asheville and Austin
PREVIEW: Singing from the Heart
What happens when musicians set their sights on home?
Pivot Points: Chapter 17
Christian or Conservative?
INTERVIEW: Christopher Shannon on Irish Music in Rochester
When history gets personal
Pivot Points: Chapter 16
Journalism or Public Relations?
REVIEW: The Country Under Heaven
A haunted and haunting journey through uncanny (big) valleyÂ
Pivot Points: Chapter 15
Seeing the World and Enjoying *World*
The Strange Journey of The Country Under Heaven
The story behind the story