A lot to chew on here. From the editors of Commonweal: In a guest essay in the New York Times, the bioethicist Travis N. Rieder argued that one must be able to understand the anger that seems to have motivated Thompson’s killer while […]
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The Author’s Corner with Rachel Louise Moran
Rachel Louise Moran is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas. This interview is based on her new book, Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America (University of Chicago Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]
The Author’s Corner with Kevin McQueeney
Kevin McQueeney is Assistant Professor of History at Nicholls State University. This interview is based on his new book, A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Health Care Activism in New Orleans (University of North Carolina […]
Two thoughtful Christian conservatives today on aid for vulnerable families and single-payer healthcare
I want to highlight two thoughtful and compassionate articles out today that present Christian conservative arguments for caring for the most vulnerable among us. First, Leah Libresco Sargeant in The Dispatch argues that at the moment, while policies to aid […]
The Author’s Corner with Susan Brandt
Susan Brandt is a lecturer in history at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. This interview is based on her new book, Women Healers: Gender, Authority, and Medicine in Early Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). JF: What led you […]
The Author’s Corner with Peter Swenson
Peter Swenson is Charlotte Marion Saden Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. This interview is based on his new book, Disorder: A History of Reform, Reaction, and Money in […]