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 […]
I Never Died Said He
Is This Land Made For You And Me?
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 […]
Holy Ghost of Tom Joad
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 […]
“Good God Y’all”
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 […]
“Look in their eyes ma, You’ll see me” #hymnsofsocialjustice
Bruce Springsteen is teaming up with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello to release a new album called “High Hopes,” it will be out in January of 2014. The new album […]
