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Jonathan Den Hartog

Jonathan Den Hartog is professor of history and chair of the history department at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of Patriotism and Piety: Federalist Politics and Religious Struggle in the New American Nation.

REVIEW: America’s First Political Memes

Jonathan Den Hartog   |  September 5, 2023

The tension between good-faith citizenship and cynical forms of satire has a long history

Ideas in Progress: Jonathan Den Hartog on John Jay

Jonathan Den Hartog   |  February 8, 2023

Jonathan Den Hartog is Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is hard at work during a university sabbatical. The Arena caught up with him to pose some questions… What is […]

What Happened When Jon Meacham Went to Samford?

Jonathan Den Hartog   |  June 8, 2022

At least one university thinks political discourse can be both civil and free

Scooby Doo and the Black Robe Regiments

Jonathan Den Hartog   |  May 17, 2022

Effective political engagement requires real historical understanding