The debate over embryonic stem cell research heats up Episode 41: “‘When Did Your Life Begin?’” dropped today. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If you like...
George W. Bush
How the National Archives and Records Administration’s “Notice 2022-15” will impact presidential history
Tim Naftali, the first director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and a professor at NYU, explains: About a month ago, the National Archives and Records Administration signaled in a notice to Congress that it was effectively renouncing...
Episode 34: “The 2004 Republican Convention: Part Two”
A satisfied Christian Right comes behind their “anointed” candidate Episode 34: “The 2004 Republican Convention: Part Two” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If...
Episode 33: “The 2004 Republican Convention: Part One”
Compassionate conservatism gives way to Iraq, economic freedom, and Frank Sinatra Episode 33: “The 2004 Republican Convention: Part One” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here...
George W. Bush donates to the Liz Cheney and Lisa Murkowski campaigns
Representative Cheney (R-Wyo) and Sen. Murkowski (R-Alaska) are facing challenges in their 2022 primaries from Trump-supported candidates. Those primaries will take place on August 16, 2022. Here is Brittany Gibson at Politico: Bush donated a maximum individual contribution of $5,800...
Episode 31: “Where’s the Christian Right?”
The GOP prepares for its 2004 convention. Episode 31: “Where’s the Christian Right” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If you like what you hear, and want...
Episode 21: “The Pro-Federal Marriage Amendment Coalition Emerges”
Evangelicals rally around George W. Bush Episode 21: “The Pro-Federal Marriage Amendment Coalition Emerges” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, and 2 here. If...
George W. Bush compares “violent extremists at home” to the “violent extremists” who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001
Here are two take-away quotes from today’s speech at Shanksville, Pennsylvania Many of us have tried to make spiritual sense of these events. There is no simple explanation for the mix of providence and human will that sets the direction...
George W. Bush and Laura Bush on Afghanistan
Here is a statement from the President of the United States who launched the war in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks: Laura and I have been watching the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan with deep sadness. Our hearts...
Episode 17: “The City by the Bay Starts Marrying Same-Sex Couples”
San Francisco beats Massachusetts to the punch and starts issuing marriage licenses. The Christian Right responds. Episode 17: “The City by the Bay Starts Marrying Same-Sex Couples” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history...
Episode 10: “Karl Rove’s Christian Right”
What did George W. Bush’s evangelical base look like in 2004? Episode 10: “Karl Rove’s Christian Right” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1,...
Episode 7: September 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism
What would evangelical politics be like today if the attacks on 9-11-01 never happened? Episode 7: “September 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is...
Episode 6: “Jesus is My Favorite Philosopher”
In 2000, the Christian Right turned to George W. Bush Episode 6: “The Christian Right” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1,...
Dean of the Washington National Cathedral apologizes for inviting Max Lucado to preach. Lucado responds.
Yesterday I wrote about Dean Randolph Hollerith’s decision to invite evangelical writer and speaker Max Lucado to preach “at” the Washington National Cathedral. LGBTQ Episcopalians were not happy about the invitation because Lucado holds traditional views on marriage and said...
What does Donald Trump really think about the court evangelicals?
Earlier this month we did a post about Trump allegedly calling evangelical beliefs “bulls–t.” Many court evangelicals rejected this story because it came from former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, a convicted criminal. But now, thanks to the reporting of McKay...
Photo of the Day
May 31, 2012: United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a lunch for members of the Bush family in the Red Room of the White House on 31 May 2012. Seated clockwise from the President are: former First Lady Barbara Bush, Bucky...
George W. Bush on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Watch: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lxKOfn8_E&w=560&h=315] And our current president responds: .@PeteHegseth “Oh bye the way, I appreciate the message from former President Bush, but where was he during Impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside.” @foxandfriends He was nowhere to be found in...
How a History Book May Have Saved Some Lives in This Pandemic
This post is not a defense of Donald Trump’s handling of our current pandemic. But thanks to George W. Bush and his love of history, we at least had SOMETHING in place. I have not read John Barry‘s 2004 book...
Conservative Website to George Bush and Barack Obama: HELP US!
A.B. Stoddard is an Associate Editor at Real Clear Politics. She is also a regular commentator on Fox News. Real Clear Politics, according to its Wikipedia page, is a “conservative news site and polling data aggregator.” Here is a taste...
Court Evangelical Tony Perkins: “Donald Trump is the best president Christians have ever had.”
Of all the court evangelicals, Tony Perkins talks the most about the contractual relationship between Donald Trump and conservative evangelical Christians. Perkins supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 GOP primaries, but now he is all-in for Trump. But Perkins has...