A few things online that caught my attention this week:
Alan Jacobs on reading books from the past. And a review.
The pandemic spiral
Learning humility from Ben Franklin
White churches and white supremacy
Socialism and the American trail system
American democracy and the U.S. postal service
Slavery and the Trail of Tears
Tom Seaver: “If the Mets can win the World Series, then we can get out of Vietnam.”
When the Christian Right stopped loving their neighbors
Complexity, nuance, and the removal of monuments
Jia Lynn Yang reviews James A. Monroe, Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal, From George Washington to Donald Trump
