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REVIEW: Cultural Christians R Us
A close look at ancient Roman Christians shows us we’re not alone
Homeschooling and the Washington Post
The Post’s attention is justified. Its conclusions are flawed.
The Author’s Corner with William C. Harris
William C. Harris is Professor Emeritus of History at North Carolina State University. This interview is based on his new book, Confederate Privateer: The Life of John Yates Beall (LSU Press, 2023). JF: What led you to write Confederate Privateer? WH: […]
Book launch interview: Pity for Evil: Suffrage, Abortion, and Women’s Empowerment in Reconstruction America
In their new book, Klem and McDowell tell the story of the early women’s rights activists’ opposition to abortion.
The Author’s Corner with Peter Radan
Peter Radan is Honorary Professor of Law at Macquarie University. This interview is based on his new book, Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union: Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession in Antebellum America (University Press of Kansas, 2023). JF: What led you to write […]
Demystifying the world of (mostly) Christian homeschooling: links roundup
This is a roundup of essays on homeschooling by homeschooling parents at Current, The Arena, and several other publications.
LONG FORM: Beyond Market Trends
Reassessing the intrinsic value of a liberal arts education
REVIEW: Suckers for Ideals
McKinsey & Company’s influence is hidden—and so is its catalog of harm
Evangelical roundup for October 30, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals in Argentina are pushing to get national recognition for Reformation Day–October 31. Always good to see reporting by Messiah University graduate Morgan Lee! Sadly, this doesn’t surprise me: white evangelicals are more likely […]
The “most radical thing” universities “have accomplished in the 21st century is hiking their tuition rates and plunging millions…further into debt”
Here is Bates College environmental studies professor Tyler Austin Harper at The Atlantic: The most popular major at Harvard, Yale, and many other supposedly leftist universities is economics—not exactly the subject of choice for aspiring anti-capitalists. At the University of […]
In School Board Fights, Love—Not Liberty—Overcomes Fear
Wielding cookies and conversation for the common good
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
This week’s roundup includes Israel, museums and archaeologists behaving badly, surprises of ancient source survival, and the challenges of homemaking.
Evangelical roundup for October 16, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? For many American evangelicals, neutrality on matters related to Israel is not an option. The history of evangelical views on Israel. Andy Stanley and the future of American evangelicalism. Covenant College has a new […]
Abortion and Pro-Life Politics: A Conversation, Part II
“The United States is a liberty theme park. When we’re bullies, we lose.”
Abortion and Pro-Life Politics: A Conversation, Part I
In this moment, there’s no substitute for a deep historical understanding of the politics of abortion
REVIEW: Power to the People
In the midst of our own conflict and contention, the crisis of antebellum America yields wisdomÂ
Why did Jonathan Edwards think that slavery was morally right?
A note from the editor: This essay is reposted from the Anxious Bench, where it ran on 09/26/2023. It is much longer than anything else that has ever run on this blog — at nearly 7,000 words, it is the […]
LONG FORM: Discharging a Debt
The persisting relevance of Dorothy L. Sayers—and the author’s persisting gratitude
The Danger of Making Impeachment a Partisan Tool
Oh, the impeachments that might have been!