Christian college professors Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Part 1 (starts at 3:26): Headlines - “Cancel culture” continues to encourage snap judgments about historical figures, individuals, and institutions. We discuss the firing of Emmanuel Cafferty and the effort to demonetize The Federalist. Links: National Review’s “Cancel Counter”; Emmanuel Cafferty: local NBC News article; radio interview; The Federalist: NBC News report; David Harsanyi responds.
Part 2 (19:37): Required Reading - Professor Corbin assigns Abraham Lincoln’s February 22, 1861 speech at Independence Hall and Adam Garfinkle on “Deep Literacy” at National Affairs. Reflections on the role of persuasion, literacy, humility, and mercy in the pursuit of justice.
Part 3 (39:49): Open the Grade Book - As the baseball stalemate continues, we give (low) grades to the owners and Players Association.
Part 4 (44:39): Tocqueville's Crystal Ball - Coming off his first victory, Dave asks: will we have more listeners in the next week from California and Texas or New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island?
Opening and closing music is from the beginning of "Happy Life" by Ryan Andersen from his 2018 album, Americana volume 1. Available here. Licensed by Creative Commons.
Matt Parks is an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is a Professor of Politics and the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. All views expressed in this podcast are their own.
