by Randall Balmer | Feb 19, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
During a recent visit with an old friend, we reflected on the sorry state of evangelicalism today. The crass politicization of white evangelicals, beginning with the 1980 presidential election, has pushed a once proud and distinguished movement to the far-right...
by Randall Balmer | Dec 19, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I’ve long argued that the First Amendment, with its guarantee of religious freedom and separation of church and state, is America’s best idea. The absence of religious establishment set up a free marketplace for religion and has therefore ensured a salubrious...
by Randall Balmer | Mar 20, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I used to tell my graduate students that doing archival research is just about the most fun you can have with your clothes on. I gave up graduate students when I moved from Columbia to Dartmouth more than a decade ago, and it’s a good thing because if I said something...
by Randall Balmer | Dec 14, 2022 | Opinion
A colleague once remarked, “I teach for free. They pay me to grade.” I suspect anyone engaged in pedagogy understands that sentiment, especially those of us who teach in the humanities. In the STEM disciplines, at least it appears to me from afar, you’re more likely...
