His name is Nick Fuentes. Here is Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer at the The New York Times: Former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday night had dinner with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken antisemite and racist who is one of...
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If Kanye West does not become president you can blame the iPhone. They are “notoriously faulty”
Here is Amber Neely at Apple Insider: West’s lawyer is now claiming that the “notoriously faulty” clock of the iPhone may be one of many reasons his campaign team missed Wisconsin’s strict 5:00 p.m. ballot deadline. Kanye West’s campaign team reportedly...
Kanye is Coming to See Joel Osteen on Sunday
We are learning more about the direction that Kanye West‘s newfound Christian faith is taking him. He will be at prosperity preacher Joel Osteen’s church this Sunday. Here is the Houston Chronicle: Kanye West will attend service at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood...
A “Kanyefication of one of our most enduring national myths”
Writing at the Los Angeles Times, historian Kevin Waite connects Kanye West’s comments about slaves choosing slavery with Lost Cause myths about slavery. Here is a taste: Yet there’s an uncomfortable truth in West’s comment. Ill-informed though his views may be,...
Kanye West’s #SlaveryWasAChoice Rant in Historical Context
Here is Kanye’s appearance on TMZ: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_M4LkYra5k&w=560&h=315] A lot of historians are weighing-in on Kanye’s misinformed and generally incoherent ramblings. Over at Slate, Rebecca Onion puts it all in context. Here is a taste of her piece “Kanye’s Brand of...
More American History Lessons for Kanye West
Yesterday we posted a link to Princeton University historian Kevin Kruse’s history lesson for rapper Kanye West. Today it is Jim Cullen‘s turn to provide a lesson. Cullen teaches history at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York. Here is...