The Southern American Studies Association will bring its conference to Georgia State University in Atlanta this week. Scholars […]
Category Archive: conservatism
“Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today.” With this remark, historian Tony Judt begins his […]
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Leave it to Americans to invent a religion based on paperwork. Credit card bills. Birth certificate bonds. Form […]
When reflecting on postwar American prosperity, many scholars have celebrated government enacted programs such as the G.I. Bill […]
Before the guys from Mythbusters finished taking their seismic measurements, you could hear the professional haters whipping out […]
Like so many things in this world, it started with Frank Luntz. The canny Republican strategist warned his […]
Diets are never easy. Going from 4000 calories a day to 2000 trips up even the most disciplined […]