Louis Venters
Apr 27, 20184 min read
Claiming My Freedom to Move--and Improve
Freedom of movement on one’s own two feet is a fundamental human right. It was so basic to English common law that the Founders didn’t...
Louis Venters
Jan 31, 20181 min read
READING LIST: Steven Hahn's "A Nation Without Borders"
This arrived in the mail yesterday, and after perusing the prologue just now, man oh man, am I looking forward to reading this! I...
Louis Venters
Nov 1, 20171 min read
Holiday Sale from University Press of Florida!
I'm pleased to share that my excellent publisher, the University Press of Florida, is again running a holiday sale on my book, No Jim...
Louis Venters
Sep 27, 20171 min read
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...
Louis Venters
Sep 13, 20174 min read
Lynching in New Hampshire and the "Judgments of the Lord"
As a professor of American history, I am under no illusions that our country's racial problems are new. Little in the headlines since...
Louis Venters
Jul 7, 20171 min read
White Americans: There Are No Innocent Bystanders
My friend, a young African American man, was beaten up by police and arrested yesterday in the Charleston area after being stopped for...
Louis Venters
Apr 8, 20175 min read
Our Great and Fiery Tribulation
Apr. 8, 2017 Deflection. Deception. Disinformation. Disavowal. Duplicity. Sadly, these appear to be the new normal in the highest offices...
Louis Venters
Jan 30, 20173 min read
What Is Happening in the United States?
As a Baha'i I attempt to adhere scrupulously to my faith's prohibition on involvement in partisan politics. To make a long story short, a...
Louis Venters
Nov 25, 20161 min read
The Origins of Thanksgiving: "To Heal the Wounds of the Nation"
It's really not about Pilgrims and Indians, y'all. Especially this year, with Natives from all over the continent suffering such...
Louis Venters
Nov 8, 20161 min read
Until the Last Task Is Done
"America's achievement in government, commerce, industry, science, and culture staggers the imagination. No less staggering are the evils...
