Patrick Parr is Professor of English at Lakeland University Japan. This interview is based on his new book, Malcolm Before X (University of Massachusetts Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Malcolm Before X? PP: Back in 2012, I’d […]
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Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Greenwich Tea Burning
Last night I was in Cumberland County, New Jersey (the Robert Wood Mansion in Millville, to be exact) to help commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Greenwich Tea Burning. I first wrote about the tea burning in The Way of […]
The Author’s Corner with Mark A. Neels
Mark A. Neels is a History Teacher at Chaminade College Preparatory School. This interview is based on his new book, Lincoln’s Conservative Advisor: Attorney General Edward Bates (Southern Illinois University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Lincoln’s Conservative Advisor? […]
Interview: Robert Edwards on John Chrysostom’s Consolation to Stagirius
What one Church Father’s advice to a suffering monk can teach us now.
LONG FORM: The Responsibility of Christian Intellectuals in the Age of Trump
How should we think, write, and speak?
Franklin Graham on Trump’s victory: “Millions and millions of people were praying, and I believe God allowed it by his merciful hand”
Here is Graham at Decision magazine: We witnessed one of the greatest political comebacks in U.S. history as Donald J. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, becoming only the second president ever to win two non-consecutive […]
No, accreditation requirements won’t save the humanities
Gutting the humanities in declining institutions never stops the decline–but leaders still try.
Election Day was 16 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Did Christians sway the 2024 election to Donald Trump? It’s certainly possible. George Barna, the favorite pollster of conservative evangelicals, says that 99% of “Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservative Christians” voted on November 5. (Note that George Barna and the […]
A Modest Proposal to End Insanity, Part II
Evidence of medical malpractice is mounting
FORUM: Election 2024, Part IV
A time to look back, a time to look forward
FORUM: Election 2024, Part III
A time to tear down, a time to build
Blessing of Unicorns: Monkeys on the loose, a lesser-known Inkling, Davy Crockett, and more
What makes a Unicorn-worthy story? Monkeys on the loose, for one.
Will Democrats Shift on Abortion Now?
A pro-life conservative speaks up
FORUM: Election 2024, Part II
A time to be silent, a time to speak
REVIEW: Love and Marriage in the Age of Austen
Falling in love with Austen all over again
Election Day was 5 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
It seems like there are two kinds of Trump evangelical voters. Those who voted for Trump as the “lesser evil” and those who saw Trump as the candidate that God favored. Blogger Samuel Sey seems to fall in the former […]
FORUM: Election 2024
A time to weep, a time to laugh
The Author’s Corner with Christopher R. Pearl
Christopher R. Pearl is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Lycoming College. This interview is based on his new book, Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution (University of Virginia Press, 2024). JF: What led you […]
Yesterday was Election Day. What were evangelicals saying?
I am working on this roundup on Tuesday evening before most of the major states have reported their election results. Evangelicals are supposed to model what Galatians 5:22-23 describes as the “Fruit of the Spirit”. That verse says: “But the […]
Interview: Chris Gehrz, College for Christians
Your choice of college may be less important than the choices you make at college.