November 19, 2015 will mark exactly 100 years since Joe Hill was killed by a Utah Firing squad. In remembrance many events are being planned across the United States, and in other countries as well, between now and the end of the year to celebrate Hill’s life and work. Many of these events can be […]
While making a playlist on my tablet, I realized that I had five different versions of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land” on it. I was not really very surprised by this as it is one of my all time favorite songs and I have several more versions on my computer. I first remember learning to sing […]
I love The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. When I taught American Heritage at BYU and BYU-Idaho, I enjoyed showing the movie version. The Grapes of Wrath is a very important work of literature within the American social justice tradition. The film, and the book even more so, strongly portrays the devastating impact […]
Are there certain things that are never appropriate? My mother and I had this argument a lot when I was a teenager. For instance the Old Testament clearly states, “Thou shalt not take the aname of the Lord thy God in bvain; for the Lord will not hold him cguiltless that dtaketh his name in […]
