How To Be an Antiracist – Book Review

If you caught the final presidential debate, you heard Donald Trump describe himself as “the least racist person in the … Continue reading How To Be an Antiracist – Book Review

Peter Steinke’s Uproar

This is the third and final post in a series on the Rev. Dr. Peter Steinke’s work. Click on links … Continue reading Peter Steinke’s Uproar

Jorge Castañeda’s new book, America Through Foreign Eyes (Oxford, 2020), invites readers to consider the lore of American Exceptionalism. What … Continue reading The Lore of American Exceptionalism

What sad news to hear that Peter Steinke, esteemed pastor, writer and church leadership consultant passed away on July 13, … Continue reading The “TCA” Interview with Peter Steinke

This question – posed with the assumption that Trump had lived in pre-Civil War America – is much easier to … Continue reading Would President Trump Have Been a Slaveholder?

Originally written February 1, 2017. Read the book, or see the recently released movie of the same name based on … Continue reading Just Mercy – Book Review

Anand Giridharadas’s Winners Take All details – in a phrase that reworks the book’s subtitle – the charade of well-meaning … Continue reading Winners Take All – Book Review

Colin Woodard’s American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Penguin, 2011) was late to … Continue reading American Nations – Book Review

Welcome to my new website. I’ve been writing for public consumption since 2013 and this website has links to most … Continue reading Welcome