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The Author’s Corner with John C. Winters

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 17, 2023

John C. Winters is Assistant Professor History at the University of Southern Mississippi. This interview is based on his new book, “The Amazing Iroquois” and the Invention of the Empire State (Oxford University Press, 2023). JF: What led you to...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visits an evangelical megachurch

John Fea   |  September 28, 2021

Hochul, a Roman Catholic, spoke about crime, race, education, and COVID-19 vaccines at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. The pastor of the Center is A.R. Bernard, an early member of Donald Trump evangelical advisory council who left the group...

Andrew Cuomo resigns as Governor of New York

John Fea   |  August 10, 2021

I don’t really have much to say beyond what I have said here and here. Cuomo did the right thing (by resigning). I wish Donald Trump also did the right thing when 25 women accused him of sexual harassment (sorry,...

Andrew Cuomo vs. the Albany Times Union

John Fea   |  August 7, 2021

As a journalism buff (I had a subscription to the Columbia Journalism Review in high school), I really enjoyed Azi Paybarah’s piece at The New York Times. Here is a taste of “‘Ugh’: Life at Andrew Cuomo’s Hometown Newspaper”: Casey...

59% of New Yorkers think Cuomo should resign

John Fea   |  August 4, 2021

Here’s a taste of this morning’s Marist poll: In a poll conducted last night, 59% of New Yorkers, including 52% of registered Democrats, say New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign from office in light of the results of an...

Joe Biden and The New York Times to Andrew Cuomo: It’s time to resign

John Fea   |  August 4, 2021

After New York state Attorney General Letitia James released an official report that found Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually assaulted eleven women, both the President of the United States and The New York Times called upon the governor to resign. Cuomo...

New Yorkers to Cuomo: Don’t resign

John Fea   |  March 15, 2021

According to a Siena College poll, New York voters want Governor Andrew Cuomo to stay in office. They say 50-35 percent that Cuomo should not resign after several women have made sexual harassment allegations against him. Here is the Siena...

Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand call on Andrew Cuomo to resign

John Fea   |  March 12, 2021

It’s time. Here is the joint statement from the New York senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand: Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership. We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward...

It is probably time for Andrew Cuomo to resign

John Fea   |  February 28, 2021

I admit that I loved watching Cuomo during the height of the pandemic back in Spring 2020. I thought he showed strong leadership at a time when it was desperately needed. But now Andrew Cuomo is in big trouble. Multiple...

A southern evangelical in New York City

John Fea   |  February 17, 2021

Elizabeth Passarella is a southerner who has lived in New York City for twenty-one years. I am eager to take a look at her new collection of essays, Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York. On her...

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Episode 51: “The Politics of Tinky Winky”

January 27, 2023 By John Fea

He was Florida’s professor of the year in 2006. Today his courses would be illegal.

January 27, 2023 By John Fea

Zakaria: The nation’s policy on classified documents and “secrecy” is “out-of-control”

January 27, 2023 By John Fea

Teaching John Henry Newman’s “What is a University”

January 27, 2023 By John Fea

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