I think they call this “doubling down.” Here is Mark Berkson at The Chronicle of Higher Education: On September 12, Hamline University held a forum on academic freedom. The forum was presented as a response to the incident that occurred last year […]
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Old television clip of the day
This video is for the senator of my home state:
Who auditioned for A League of Their Own?
A League of Their Own is one of my favorite baseball movies. I’ve watched it dozens of time–mostly with my daughters. “Marla Hooch–what a hitter!”: If I get some free time I want to read Erin Carlson’s NO CRYING IN […]
Republicans are not the only people getting indicted
He allegedly took bribes in gold bars. Here is The New York Times: Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has been charged in a federal corruption indictment, the authorities said on Friday. The indictment against Mr. Menendez, a 69-year-old Democrat […]
Can they impeach Joe Biden for being a “sex symbol”?
Here is Heidi Przybla at Politico: House Oversight Chair James Comer, who is investigating President Joe Biden for what Republicans call potentially impeachable offenses, was given unrestricted access Thursday to a batch of his emails from his time as vice […]
Yascha Mounk on identity politics
Mounk, a defender of liberal values and a political scientist at Johns Hopkins, is the author of Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time. Jonathan Kay interviews him at Quilette. Here is a taste: Jonathan Kay: […]
Tim Scott to autoworkers: “You strike, you’re fired”
Tim Scott is trying to invoke the ghost of Ronald Reagan. But the United Auto Workers are having none of it. Here is Daniel Boguslaw at Intercept: AFTER INVOKING THE legacy of Ronald Reagan to suggest that striking United Auto Workers members should […]
What is popular this week at Current?
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:
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NT Wright on the difference between “hope” and “optimism”
Back when Barack Obama was running as the candidate of “hope and change” he was really running as the candidate of “optimism.” Here New Testament scholar NT Wright:
“The only cause that really matters to most Republicans now is Trump himself.”
Rich Lowry, the editor-in-chief of the conservative National Review, believes Trump will “get away with snubbing conservatives on abortion.” Here is a taste of his piece at Politico: So far the reaction to Trump’s remarks has been muted on most […]
Boston University Center for Antiracist Research has a lot of money, but virtually nothing to show for it.
$43 million dollars later and Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University appears to be suffering from “disorganization” and “mismanagement.” This comes after diversity expert Eboo Patel turned to the pages of The Chronicle of Higher Education […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. knows where all the bodies are buried at Liberty University
The disgraced former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr., is in the midst of a legal war with his brother and the university which forced him out of office. The fight is over the legal legacy of Jerry Falwell […]
Evangelical roundup for September 21, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? George W. Bush, using Michael Gerson’s words, makes the case for PEPFAR. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing attempts to court evangelical voters. And here. Who will win the Iowa caucuses? The result is in the hands […]
Another candidate has joined the race for the 2024 Democratic nomination. She’s an atheist, a leftist, and pro-life.
Introducing Terrisa Bukovinac. If you have the stomach for it, watch her presidential announcement below. Bukovinac is not a typical progressive who also happens to be pro-life. Rather, her entire campaign appears to be based on ending abortion. Her announcement […]
What is going on at Hesston College?
Hesston College is a tiny (325 students) Mennonite school in Hesston, Kansas. Here is Tim Huber at Anabaptist World: Hesston College faculty members on Sept. 5 voted to express no confidence in President Joseph A. Manickam. The motion cited “failure […]
SUNY-Potsdam puts 14 degree programs on the chopping block. Mostly liberal arts.
The hits keep coming. Most of these proposed cuts are liberal arts programs. I am sure Daniel K. Williams, Christopher Gehrz, Sarah Huffines, Daniel Hummel, Dixie Dillon Lane (see here), Shirley Mullen, Betsy Lasch-Quinn, and Brad Frey might have something […]
More evangelicals criticize Trump on abortion
We’ll have our regular evangelical roundup tomorrow, but here are a few more responses to Trump’s new view on abortion. (Get up to speed here and here and here.) Sean Feucht is trying to have it both ways: Al Mohler […]
Four myths about working with a university press
Check out Rebecca Colesworthy piece at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Colesworthy is an acquisition editor at SUNY-Press. Here are the myths: Read the entire piece here.
What did Richard Nixon write in the margins of his books?
Today The Atlantic is running a fascinating piece by Andrew Ferguson on researching Nixon’s marginalia. Here is a taste: Call it coincidence, serendipity, an aligning of the planets—whatever the term, the moment was creepy and amusing all at once. I […]