Gutting the humanities in declining institutions never stops the decline–but leaders still try.
Interview: John McCabe on Dietrich Bonhoeffer–The Last Eight Days
John McCabe’s new book focuses on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s final eight days.
Thanksgiving with Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold reminds us, ultimately, that there is much wonder and joy in imagining our favorite things and dreaming of them with wild and reckless abandon.
Current writer and novelist, Fred Durbin, featured in USA Today
Fred Durbin is part of the typewriter revolution!
Blessing of Unicorns: Putin bearing gifts, AI and seeking truth, J.D. Vanceās mom, and books
And just like that, weāre less than a week removed from Thanksgiving. This roundup will take next week off while we all eat ourselves into a pie coma. *** In the spirit of appreciating Unicorns for the wild creatures that […]
A new era for humanities and social science PhD programs?
BU is suspending admission into humanities and social science PhD programs for next year. What does this mean?
Blessing of Unicorns: Monkeys on the loose, a lesser-known Inkling, Davy Crockett, and more
What makes a Unicorn-worthy story? Monkeys on the loose, for one.
Footnotes!
The love of footnotes is a well ordered love.
“60 Minutes” investigates “mysterious Russian death syndrome”
Cecilia Vega asks: “Is Russia pursuing Putin foes abroad, going after critics and defectors on Western soil?”
FORUM: Election 2024
A time to weep, a time to laugh
Blessing of Unicorns: Python hunters, writer-welder, Chesterton, and swapping babies (but you get āem back)
There are pythons in Florida–and python hunters too.
Post-election reading list: books to encourage and discourage
A short, idiosyncratic, and utterly eclectic post-election reading list of books that might encourage or discourage.
Good citizens under a bad emperor
The āemperorā for the next four years will be bad. We, the citizens, however, donāt have to be.
Interview: Chris Gehrz, College for Christians
Your choice of college may be less important than the choices you make at college.
If you need a non-political read this weekend: “The Novel and the Dictator”
Okay, it’s not entirely non-political, to be honest. Still, if you’d like to read about Russian politics and the effect on writers, my essay “The Novel and the Dictator” is out in the new issue of Ekstasis Magazine. A taste: […]
Blessing of Unicorns: Politics and virtues, 18 Jewish stories in 18 languages, and more books
This weekās Unicorns round up thoughts on politics and a lot of good books.
Where Do Dead Babies Go?
Personhood laws matter for the livingāand the dead
Interview: Emily Carrington on early pregnancy loss
How we talk about miscarriage matters.
Blessing of Unicorns: compassionate politics, political misogyny, motherhood, and Boethius
This weekās Unicorns think about the electionābut compassionately; and also essays on political misogyny, motherhood, and the 1,500th anniversary of the death of Boethius.
Eerdmans books: kindle sale alert and book recs
Need some new kindle reads? Here’s a list!