I am often asked to describe Current. It is not a blog, although The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog (and a future blog–stay tuned) is part of it. It is not a Substack, although you can subscribe to it...
little magazines
Bookforum will cease publication
I checked Bookforum a couple times of week to prepare for our weekly “Sunday Night Odds and Ends.” The editors didn’t cover much history, politics, or religion, but I often found something worth reading. Sad to see it go. Here...
“The disposition that constitutes the humanities is not the exclusive possession of deans and donors and hiring committees”
With the decline in the humanities at colleges and universities, it is important that non-academic institutions raise the questions that animate humanities learning. What does it mean to be human? What is truth? What is beauty? How shall we live?...
Episode 86: A Conversation with Eric Miller, Editor of Current
In this episode we introduce Current, a new online platform of commentary and opinion that provides daily reflection on contemporary culture, politics, and ideas. Editor Eric Miller talks about Current‘s vision, some of his favorite articles, and the history of the...
A “sensibility,” an “intellectual tradition,” and a “common set of prejudices.” Thanks for supporting Current.
Current is in the midst of its eighth week of publication. I hope you have found our daily features informative, educational, and entertaining. We are pleased with the kind of writers we are attracting to this little online magazine. Thus...