Journalist – Historian – Speaker
For the next few days, Community Colleges will be in the news, thanks to the president’s proposal. #FreeCommunityCollege was the top trending hashtag in the U.S. yesterday. There are lots of news reports and surely hundreds of think pieces to come. My basic assessment is that it’s a good plan that if enacted, because it’s not a …
I’m still waiting on documents to arrive for the NEH as I’d like a much clearer assessment of who is making decisions over there. I’m angry, as well, that they aren’t more forthcoming. The NEH belongs to us. It belongs to everyone who has participated in an NEH program or applied for one. It belongs …
“I respect you very much as a woman for your accomplishments. I even read that you studied medieval history, which I think will come in handy with trying to defend the Republican war on women.” Liberal Radio Host Stephanie Miller to Carly Fiorina, failed Republican Senate Candiate, on CNN State of the Union, 7/6/2014. On …
Nancy McCrea Iannone argues that the new Louisiana law on pre-natal testing inserts abortion politics into what had been a non-partisan movement by forbidding health-care providers to present termination as a neutral or acceptable choice. Comments from David Perry on this post can be found here. Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Information: Proceed with Caution by Nancy McCrea Iannone. …
I have a new essay up on CNN today reacting to Sarah Palin’s “forced baptism” remarks. In it, I link her most recent comment and her use of “blood libel” back in 2011 (after the Giffords shooting) to the history such words invoke (or evoke, depending on intention). One thing that startles me is that …