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I normally wouldn’t indulge in this kind of clickbait here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog, but this was too good to pass up. 😀 thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/06/5...
In today's roundup (March 6, 2026), the court evangelicals gather again at the King's court; James Talarico and Shane Claiborne have some evangelicals in a tizzy; more Iran commentary; and much more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/06/e...
"If J. D. Vance promised one thing during the 2024 presidential campaign, it was that America would not enter into a war with Iran of the kind that is currently raging." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/05/w...
"The Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm once wrote that while political passions may influence the questions a historian asks, they should never determine the answers that he finds." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/05/w...
"...the pardoning by Trump of his cop-beating foot soldiers represents the lowest moment of this presidency so far, because it was an act not only of naked despotism but also of outlandish hypocrisy." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/05/d...
In today's roundup (March 5, 2026), we have evangelical responses to James Talirico's primary victory in Texas and a whole lot more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/05/e...
Author's Corner with Betty Boyd Caroli, *A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing*: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/03/t... @oxunipress.bsky.social
Is it possible to be conservative and not engage in the grievance politics of the MAGA movement?https://thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/04/conservatives-against-grievance-politics/
"Behind the scenes, there are quiet skirmishes between principled scholars invested in reform and those who want to exploit the current conservative ascendancy to convert colleges into centers of right-wing propaganda." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/04/t...
This is going to get interesting on the religion front, especially if we see a Talarico-Paxton race in November. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/04/i... #TexasPrimary
In today's roundup (March 4, 2026), we have: Tim Tebow testifies before Congress; evangelical commentary on Iran; and much more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/04/e...
"Nearly a century after Simkhovitch and her National Housing Conference successfully lobbied congress for a housing component in New Deal legislation many American families have to spend more than a third of their income to obtain adequate housing."
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In Executive Order 12036 (1978), Jimmy Carter said, “No person employed by or acting on behalf of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, assassination.” thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/03/i...
Liberty University tells law students that their GPA doesn’t matter for a summer job, as long as they are politically aligned with Trump:
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In today's roundup (March 3, 2026), we have: Evangelical pastors talking about Iran during Sunday services; other responses to the war; David Barton explaining how he became a Christian Right activist who uses the past to promote his agenda; and more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/03/e...
Trump's Revise-History 250 Tour Continues open.substack.com/pub/warrenth... @johnfea1.bsky.social and I are quoted in this article
Zakaria reminds us that U.S. efforts at regime change in the Middle East have not gone very well. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/02/f...
"His hubris resembles that of the neocons—like them, he believes in American supremacy and is fascinated by the overwhelming power of the U.S. military—but he shares none of their idealism. His only commitment is to himself." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/02/r...
“The issue here is not so much the content of the displays, but the choices about who to include and why..." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/02/q...
In today's roundup (March 2, 2026), we have evangelical responses to the shooting in Austin and the bombing of Iran. And more: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/02/e...
"The story of why Tejanos motivated Tejanos in joining the ranks of the U.S. armed forces is far more complex than anyone thinks about. It was a gradual development based on assimilation and recognition of what military service could mean to them." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/02/t...
In case you missed them last night. Click. Read. Learn. thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/03/01/s...
March has come in with more administration lyin’, which means all the more reason to share my 265th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as you can, & solidarity, all! 🗃️ +
"The Democratic Party is now cast, in many Evangelical minds, not simply as an opponent in the policy arena, but as a demonic threat to the very moral and spiritual foundations of the nation." — John Fea
How are American evangelicals responding? A roundup:
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The question facing Trump-supporting Evangelicals in 2026 is whether they’ve so internalized a MAGA political identity that no amount of wrongdoing can shake it.
John Fea: 'Beyond Transactional'
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Author's Corner with Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash: *The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long Troubled History*: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/02/27/t... @harvardpress.bsky.social @uvalaw.bsky.social
In today's roundup (Feb. 28, 2026), we learn that some evangelicals just can't let go of this John Piper X post on welcoming the stranger. And, as always, much more from the world of Evangelicalism and politics: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/02/28/e...
