Universalism versus Nihilism: the True Divide in American Politics
It is imperative that the nihilism destroying our society be named and confronted directly if we are to have any kind of future.
Jason Tebbe
Jason Tebbe earned his PhD in history from the University of Illinois. He has written for various publications both popular and academic. He is currently working on a scholarly project on Bob Dylan.
The Meaning of the Gettysburg Address, 154 Years Later
“Four score and seven years ago” are words Americans learn in school and hear echoed in popular culture. To the child who memorizes them, as in the movie Kindergarten Cop, the words may seem to be a secular incantation. For me they seemed similar to the words of the liturgy
Trump's Jacksonianism and Its Needed Response
At least since the primary season a year ago, Donald Trump has been compared to Andrew Jackson, perhaps the most important populist and white nationalist president in America’s history. The frontier-born, military hero, and war criminal Jackson may seem an inapt reference point for a citified son of wealth