A review of Arthur Goldwag’s “The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia.”
He does a masterful job of toggling between the local story of Southlake and the big picture nationally in the right’s war on public education.
Halyna Kruk’s “A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails” documents the carnage of war, but does not exclude the things that refuse to be extinguished by suffering.
Take your summer reading list beyond the borders of the United States.
The Bucks County Beacon spoke with the DeGennaro scholarship winners
from the last two years – Natalie Buechel and Dan Kovitz, both from the local band Sour Station who will be playing Saturday.
“At the heart of our foundation lies the commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for cultures from around the world,” said International Festival Foundation President Manish Ingle.
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ envisions a dystopian future for America. It is now running at Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre Company.
Book reviews of “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” and “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How To Save Democracy By Beating Republicans At Their Own Game.”
Church & State Editor Rob Boston talks with Jones about his new book “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Shared Path to an American Future.”
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
