Yael Sternhell is Professor in the Department of History and Department of English and American Studies at Tel Aviv University. This interview is based on her new book, War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War […]
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The Author’s Corner with Travis D. Boyce
Travis D. Boyce is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at San JosĂ© State University. This interview is based on his new book, Steady and Measured: Benner C. Turner, A Black College President in the […]
The Author’s Corner with David Houpt
David Houpt is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. This interview is based on his new book, To Organize the Sovereign People: Political Mobilization in Revolutionary Pennsylvania (University of Virginia Press, 2023). JF: What led […]
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Sinatra, Presley, Dylan . . . Swift?
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 […]
“Some college”: The category that shows benefits of small colleges for students
When we consider college completion rates, the type of institution matters. Small private colleges have the lowest drop-out rates of all.
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