It started as something of a joke on the political right, the alleged disorder called “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” or TDS, afflicting those who believe that anything President Trump does is an assault on democracy, an outrage on moral values, and the end of civilization as we know it. I thought it was a joke, although I had seen enough posts online to make me think there was something to it. (There’s apparently a similar disorder on the right, where any criticism of Trump results in outrage, but it’s far less common.) This week, a therapist wrote an op-ed article in the Wall Street Journal, asking if TDS might be a real problem, and citing examples from his practice. And his answer is that it is, and he relates it to other disorders. (I’ve unlocked the article.)
For a good part of this year, I’ve been including links to stories about the American Revolution and the events leading up to it. There is, after all, an important date looming next year – the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It seems especially important now, with so many efforts to rewrite or even erase what actually happened. Tomorrow night, the Ken Burns 12-hour epic begins on PBS. Don Hagist of the Journal of the American Revolution describes what it was like to work with the producers. And here’s Smithsonian Magazine’s interview with Ken Burns.
This past week marked the 1,671st anniversary of the man who would shape Christianity for centuries. He wasn’t born in one of the power centers of the Roman Empire, but in the town of Tagaste in Numidia, or Algeria and Tunisia as we know the region today. Born in 354 A.D., he would die almost 76 years later, as barbarian invaders laid siege to the town of Hippo. Jason Clark at This is the Day has the story. Happy birthday, St. Augustine.
More Good Reads
America 250
George Washington: His Quest for Honor and Fame by Peter Henriques – book review by Timothy Symington at the Journal of the American Revolution.
Congress Creates the Marine Corps, November 10, 1775 – Eric Sterner at Emerging Revolutionary War Era.
I visited the Museum of the American Revolution ahead of America's 250th birthday. Here are the coolest things I saw– Talia Lakritz at Business Insider.
An Anniversary of Colonial Endurance – Michael Auslin at The Patowmack Packet.
Writing and Literature
The Sea Change in History Research – Thomas Kidd.
Why the Golden Age of Detective Fiction Still Influences Mystery Today – Andreina Cordani at CrimeReads.
Force Field – Kathy Pories at South Writ Large.
Faith
A Vision from God, a Fear of Famine. How This Veteran Connects Farmers to Consumers – Beige Luciano-Adams at The Epoch Times.
The Pastor and the Pundit – Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.
Maker’s dozen: Twelve Churches by Fergus Butler-Gallie – Gavin McCormick at The Critic Magazine.
The Deconstruction of Evangelical Missions – Ted Esler at Mere Orthodoxy.
British Stuff
The sinister rise of Churchill revisionism – Andrew Roberts at The Spectator.
The Staffordshire Hoard – Annie Whitehead at Casting Light upon the Shadow.
Life and Culture
How Cruel and Kind the World Can Be – Susan Gregg Gilmore at South Writ Large.
I Was a Gentle Parent. Then My Kids Discovered the County Fair – Larissa Phillips at The Free Press.
Fields of Glory – Jeff Streeter at English Republic of Letters.
Poetry
What the Small City Can Do – Donald Antenen at Front Porch Republic on Ezra Pound.
Seneca, South Carolina – poem by Amalia Culp at South Writ Large.
“Independent Blossoms,” poem by Ameen Rihani – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.
The Pen & the Spade: The Poems of Seamus Heaney – Jeremy Noel at Literary Review.
News Media
Why I Cut Ties with Science’s Top Publisher – Anna Krylov at The Free Press.
Your Way’s Better – Forrest Frank
Painting: The Revised Version, oil on canvas (1881) by Thomas Hovenden (1840-1895).
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