Greene represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. This district is located in northwest Georgia and includes the towns of Rome (population 36,303) and Dalton (population 33,128). The district is 85% white. Greene is or...
Florida School Shootings 2018
Out of the Zoo: When Historians Ask “Why”
Annie Thorn is a sophomore history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column for us titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses...
Out of the Zoo: “Leave Them Scratching Their Heads”
Annie Thorn is a first-year history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she will be writing a weekly column for us titled “Out of the Zoo.” It will...
Song of the Day
The Drama Department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida performing at the 2018 Tony Awards: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srkj63VBSHM&w=560&h=315]...
Marilynne Robinson on Guns
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author believes that carrying a gun is “an immoral act.” Eric Allen Been interviews Robinson at Vox. Here is a taste: Eric Allen Been It’s probably some magical thinking here, but I’m starting to get the feeling that...
The National Rifle Association’s Turn From Its Own History
Historian Neil J. Young reminds us that the NRA did not always behave like a gun “cult.” Here is a taste of his Huffington Post piece “The NRA Wasn’t Always A Front For Gun Makers.” …But the NRA’s delusion exposes not...
The Founding Fathers and Gun Laws
I have been waiting for Fordham University historian Saul Cornell to weigh-in on guns and the Second Amendment in the wake of the Parkland shooting. In this piece at “The Conversation” he suggests “five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers...
Evangelical Leaders: Gun Control=Pro-Life
Frankly, I can’t keep up with all the “petitions” and “statements” released by evangelicals in the age of Trump. But this one caught my attention. Sixteen evangelical leaders have signed the following statement: As faithful churchgoers and leaders in the...
“Is there any act of depravity to which the less respectable right-wing media cannot imagine a connection for George Soros?”
Kevin Williamson is fed-up with his fellow conservatives. Here is a taste of his piece at The National Review: First it was the Holocaust, now Parkland — is there any act of depravity to which the less respectable right-wing media cannot...
Yes, This Happened This Morning
Trump-whisperer Jack Kingston thinks “left-wing groups” have hijacked the kids from Parkland, Florida. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_P6_aNhK4M&w=560&h=315] ...
“Incomprehensible and we can’t let it pass by”
This is what court evangelical Johnnie Moore said on Fox News yesterday. And no, he wasn’t referring to the shooting in Parkland. He was referring to Joy Behar’s remarks about Mike Pence. While the nation’s attention is riveted on this...
Should We Repeal the Second Amendment?
I would support an effort to repeal. Historian Michael Oberg makes a case at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Here is a taste: No matter what arguments the advocates of gun control deploy — that the phrase “well regulated” implies some...
Pro-Life and Pro-Gun: Part Two
The members of the House of Representatives who get the most money from the NRA are listed below. Their current anti-abortion voting score from National Right to Life is in parentheses next to their names. Find the list of Senators here. French Hill...
Pro-Life and Pro-Gun
The Senators who get the most money from the NRA are listed below. Their current anti-abortion voting score from National Right to Life is in parentheses next to their names. John McCain (100%) Richard Burr (100%) Roy Blunt (100%) Thom...
Trump Follows the Presidential Script in the Wake of the Florida School Shootings
I was happy to contribute to Sarah Pulliam Bailey’s piece at The Washington Post. Here is a taste: Trump’s speech mimics a long American tradition of using religion to address a national tragedy. “We expect our president to address evil and...