Life and Culture
The digital revolution propelled by American technology and finance is visibly disintegrating America itself, writes David Samuels at UnHerd, and a new order is emerging. He goes on to say that while a national truce eventually emerged after the Civil War, that truce didn’t satisfy the aims of some of the victors. And that’s part of the explanation for what’s happening today.
Why does this plea for advice not surprise me about 21st century America? We told him not to come to the wedding, but we wanted his money – Ask Amy at Chicago Tribune.
The Fury in France – and Across the West – Abe Greenwald at The Free Press.
Writing and Literature
Dean Wesley Smith has been posting an entire series on writing and publishing – and the myths that have attached themselves to the subject. The latest focuses on the myths of both traditionally published and indie (self-Published) writers, and there are plenty of myths to go around.
Why Can’t a Novelist Write Like a Screenwriter? – Anne R. Allen.
Frauds on the Fairies: Did Charles Dickens anticipate cancel culture? – The Victorian Web.
Poet Laura: I Surrender – Will Willingham at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Read E.L. Doctorow’s review of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying – Dan Sheehan at Literary Hub.
Poetry
First Steps in a New World – Rafael Moras, Sr. at Society of Classical Poets.
The late great Yeats – Anne Margaret Daniel at The Spectator.
Two Summer Sonnets – James Tweedie at Society of Classical Poets.
Faith
No one ever said faith would be easy, but these days, being an orthodox Christian in America (and some other countries) is increasingly problematic. Denny Burk, a professor of Biblical Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, has some advice for how Christians can love their wayward country.
Even More Books on the Origins of the New Testament Canon – Michael Kruger at Canon Fodder.
Jonathan Edwards Was Fired – Joe Holland at Sola Ecclesia.
A Short Treatise on Slavery – Barry York at Gentle Reformation.
American Stuff
Martin Gurri published an important book two years ago entitled The Revolt of the Public. I liked it and reviewed it. It explains a lot about the culture war and how we seem determined to tear the country apart. Gurri published a Fourth of July reflection at The Free Press which echoes similar themes and is well worth reading.
Born-Again Founder: The Gracious Conviction of Elias Boudinot – Andy Farmer at Desiring God.
To Make a People in the Eyes of the World – Rebecca Burgess at Law & Liberty.
Six Biblical Principles Embodied in the Declaration of Independence – Robert Still, Jr. at The Imaginative Conservative.
Celebrating Religious Freedom & America’s Independence Day: To Whom Much is Given – Hugh Whelchel at the Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics.
Ukraine / Russia
The Kornilov Affair – Mark Malvasi at The Imaginative Conservative.
Victoria Amelina: Ukraine and the Meaning of Home – The Guardian.
News Media
Biden DOJ is Pressuring Journalists to Help Build Its Case Against Assange – James Ball at Rolling Stone.
End of the Line – The Traveling Wilburys
Painting: Peeling Potatoes, oil on canvas by Adrian Jan Madiol (1845-1892).
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