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James Lawson, RIP

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Lawson was the non-violent activist who mentored the young men and women involved in the Nashville Student Movement. I had a chance to meet one of his students, Rip Patton, in June 2017. I wrote a little bit about my […]

Is real learning possible in universities?

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Cultural critic William Deresiewicz thinks it is getting harder and harder for people to find humanities-based learning in the modern academy. He offers some alternatives.–places were one can read deeply and engage ideas in such a way that might nourish […]

The Wide Awakes

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Over at The Washington Post, Jon Grinspan, curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, introduces us to a group of “torchlit young marchers” who “helped save American democracy” during the Civil War era. Here is […]

Should liberals “punch left”?

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Here is a taste of Jonathan Chait’s review of Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix’s Solidarity. The review is titled, “In Defense of Punching Left.” “The role of protest is another division between liberals and leftists. While both see protest as […]

Robert Kagan on antiliberalism and Christian nationalism

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Here is an excerpt from Kagan’s book Rebellion: How Antiliberalism is Tearing America Apart. The excerpt is published today at The Washington Post: Trump not only acknowledges his goals, past and present; he promises to do it again if he […]

The Author’s Corner with Mauricio Castro

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Mauricio Castro is Assistant Professor of History and Chair of Latin American Studies at Centre College. This interview is based on his new book, Only a Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformation […]

REVIEW: The Believer

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Guelzo’s Lincoln clarifies the moral foundations of democratic patriotism in a corrosive age

The Author’s Corner with Dean Lampros

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Dean Lampros is Lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design. This interview is based on his new book, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (Johns […]