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The mind of Bob Gorinski
I can’t remember when I met Bob Gorinski (I am writing here about Bob Walter Gorinski, not to be confused with his father, the former Minnesota Twins designated hitter). I am guessing it was sometime around 2007 or 2008, but […]
How one small Eric Metaxas comment sums-up the current state of evangelical thinking
In yesterday’s Evangelical roundup I posted and commented on evangelical conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas’s interview with fellow evangelical conspiracy theorist and Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano. Here is the interview: At the 1:25 mark, Eric Metaxas says: There was just […]
Evangelical roundup for June 24, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Young evangelicals are fed up. Is this true? Evangelical love Braveheart Looks like another great episode of The Holy Post: Evangelicals won a victory against fundamentalists at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. This […]
Juneteenth: What Lies Beneath?
This holiday requires a new twist: hard questions about our past
Is the GOP suppressing its own voters?
According to Timothy Noah at The New Republic, the GOP obsession with restricting mail-in balloting “will likely harm Republican candidates more than Democratic ones.” Here is a taste of his recent piece: Before I dig into these numbers, let me […]
Who Killed Evangelicalism?
You know the accused. They are not the usual suspects.
What Hath Bernie Wrought?
Four months into Biden’s presidency, it’s a question that must be asked
Texas and Massachusetts: A Tale of Two States
Why have pro-life states opposed COVID restrictions—while pro-choice states have not?
Sunday Night Odds and Ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: David Brooks talks to Joe Biden Liberal Black intellectuals on race Mother Theresa as a cult leader? John Calhoun, the filibuster, and anti-majoritarianism Lecrae and white evangelicalism “Hey Stella” and […]
Biden dumped Trump’s 1776 Commission, but its members are still meeting
If you are not familiar with the 1776 Commission, get up to speed here and here and here. Here is The Washington Examiner: The education advisory commission set up by former President Donald Trump will resume operations despite being disbanded by President Joe […]
The Post-Pandemic Millennial Identity Crisis
Rejection letters, dried-up funding, and social isolation add up to more than “First World problems”
Reading George Marsden with Gen Z
If the cultural détente of the 1990s seems like a dream, Marsden’s outrageous idea retains its force
Trumping Truth
Which side is really telling The Big Lie? There’s only one way to find out.
Where are today’s intellectuals?
Nick Burns asks this question at The New Statesman. Here is a taste of his piece: Moments of great upheaval throughout history often produce small groups of insolent, insurgent intellectuals. These groups, often on the fringes of cultural life, mount […]
Party Like It’s 1789
It’s easy these days to be an ex-Republican. The party’s magnificent failure offers an exit strategy that requires neither apology nor explanation. The burden of explanation is on any who stay. I was a young Republican. I do not remember […]
What did anti-1619 Project U.S. senators learn about race from their school textbooks?
The Root just published excerpts of U.S. history textbooks used in schools attended by the thirty-eight Republican senators, including majority leader Mitch McConnell, who recently signed a letter criticizing the New York Times 1619 Project and critical race theory. Here […]
Back to the Zoo! A fond farewell to Annie Thorn!
If you are a regular reader of The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog, you know Annie Thorn. She not only facilitated our popular “Author’s Corner” feature, but she wrote a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” For the […]
Out of the Zoo: The ones who have taught me everything
Annie Thorn is a senior history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she writes a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses on life as a history […]
Virtually every thing Jack Hibbs says in this video about Washington at Valley Forge is wrong
In the winter of 1777-1778 the Continental Army faced one of its lowest points in the Revolutionary War. British troops under the direction of General William Howe were in control of Philadelphia. George Washington’s soldiers were coming off major defeats […]