Category: Current Affairs

Human Rights in the Era of Trump?

Today, we have an exciting blog post from a scholar whose work connects the dots between politics and religion in fascinating ways. Jenna Reinbold is assistant professor of Religion at Colgate… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: Holiday reading

Seasons's greetings! With the holidays rapidly approach, and with academic semesters winding down, you may find yourself with some downtime to enjoy a few of our new titles—or maybe one… READ MORE

Genocide by Berel Lang: A Summary

Today, Berel Lang—author of Genocide and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the State University of New York, Albany—offers a brief summary of his exciting, provocative book. A more adventurous title for… READ MORE

Whose Lives Matter?

Today we have a riveting and topical guest post from Michael W. Flamm, professor of history at Ohio Wesleyan University and author of In the Heat of the Summer: The… READ MORE

Black Republicans Then and Now

Today, we have an exciting and timely guest blog post from Joshua D. Farrington, who teaches history and African American Studies at the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University. Farrington is… READ MORE