Remembering our fallen heroes:
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Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The end of takehome essays? The corruption of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton. Before there was Uncle Sam, there was Brother Jonathan. Should Democrats apologize to the singer of “Rich […]
Christian artist Mylon Lefevre has died
He recorded with Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Little Richard, The Who, Steve Winwood, and Mick Fleetwood and was one of the earliest “Christian rock” artists. In the 1980s he gained popularity for his recordings […]
Too old to be president?
Is Joe Biden too old to serve another term as president? Everyone seems to be talking about this as the 2024 election approaches. But did you know that debates over presidential age are not new? Readers of a certain age […]
Song of the day
Praying for Marrakesh tonight. Let’s get these men and women food, shelter, and aid to rebuild.
Major foundations invest in local journalism
In the 1980s I covered middle school sports for the Montville Herald, a now defunct newspaper published in my hometown of Montville, New Jersey. I have always loved local news. This is why I jumped at the chance to get […]
The Heritage Foundation is leading $22 million project that includes the promotion of Christian nationalism
I have mixed feelings about all the attention Christian nationalism is getting these days. As someone who first used the term back in 2011, well before most of the contemporary commentators, I resist efforts to turn all Christian political activity […]
Andrew Sullivan calls for Joe Biden to step aside
The conservative pundit says Biden’s “greatest legacy would be to make way for someone else in 2024.” Here is a taste of his latest Substack piece: I voted for Biden; if heās up against Trump, Iāll do it again. Apart […]
It’s all Jill Biden’s fault
Live from the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa: I’m sure Fox loved this interview, especially the part of the “forgetting things.”
If president, Vivek Ramaswamy would deport American citizens
Here is NBC News: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that as president, he would deport American-born children of undocumented immigrants. “The family unit will be deported,” said Ramaswamy when asked by NBC News if the deportations would include American-born […]
New Iowa State University poll shows Trump with a commanding lead in Iowa
Here is the press release: AMES, IA ā Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in anĀ Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7. The results are the first in a five-part, monthly poll intended […]
Christian Trumpism in South Dakota
Ron Filipkowski with another disturbing clip:
Nancy Pelosi will seek reelection to Congress in 2024
The former Speaker of the House is not retiring anytime soon. Here is the Associated Press: Former House SpeakerĀ Nancy PelosiĀ said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority. Pelosi, 83, […]
Eboo Patel: “It’s time to overturn the Robin DiAngelo and Ibram X. Kendi model” of “power and privilege”
Patel argues that universities should switch from an “antiracism” model of diversity to a ‘cosmpolitan” model. Here is a taste his Chronicle of Higher Education piece: “Today’s DEI Is Obsessed With Power and Privilege“: Over the past five years or […]
What is popular this week at Current?
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The Author’s Corner with Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Kathryn Cramer Brownell is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. This interview is based on her new book, 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News (Princeton University Press, 2023). JF: What led […]
Evangelical roundup for September 7, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Brazil evangelicals and sports betting. The debate continues about evangelical dechurching. The latest news on the closing of Alliance University. Bless your pastor. France closes a ministry doing conversion therapy. Evangelicals and the labor […]
Springsteen postpones all his September shows
He is dealing with peptic ulcer disease:
The praying coach resigns. He’s going to stick with the right-wing media tours.
Remember Joe Kennedy, the praying football coach? He won his court case but decided to make a nation-wide right-wing media tour instead of returning to coaching football at Bremerton High School in Washington state. This year Kennedy finally returned to […]
Federalist Society and Trump-appointed judge puts Proud Boys chairman away for 22 years.
In case you missed it, District Judge Timothy Kelly just gave former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio twenty-two years in prison for his leadership of a failed attempt to prevent Joe Biden from becoming President of the United States. Right-wing […]