Stephen A. Jones, Central Michigan University and Eric Freedman, Michigan State University The fury over racial injustice that erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s
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America the Beautiful Versus the Star-Spangled Banner as National Anthem
If we make room for a second American national anthem, it’s America the Beautiful, a song so rounded and inclusive, it’s a national hymn, if
The icy backstory to that ‘clink clink’ you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020
If ever there was a year to toast drawing to an end, it’s this one. Over the festive period, people around the world will be
How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
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Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
When winter cold settles in across the U.S., the alleged “War on Christmas” heats up. In recent years, department store greeters and Starbucks cups have
America’s hidden world of handmade pornography
Lisa Z. Sigel, DePaul University “To live among the handmade,” philosopher and antiques dealer Leon Rosenstein once said, “is to live among the human.” Well,
American individualism and our collective crisis
Q&A — Political scientist Deborah Schildkraut Our national and social identity is deeply rooted in values like freedom, equality and order. A political scientist explores
In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment
Carla Gardina Pestana, University of California, Los Angeles In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short
Explore Why Gone With The Wind Is The Worst Movie Ever Made
Is it really the worst movie ever made…? Every time Gone With The Wind fills the screen with its dishonest portrait of the Old South