Terry Eastland

The Presbyterians founded Davidson College in North Carolina in 1837”in order, they said, to educate young men “of hopeful talents and piety, preparatory to the Gospel ministry . . . in humble reliance upon the blessing of God.” Davidson has changed since then, expanding the . . . . Continue Reading »

Watching America: What Television Tells Us About Our Lives by S. Robert Lichter, Linda S. Lichter, and Stanley Rothman Prentice Hall, 332 pages, $24.95 Almost every entry in the index to this book is a prime-time show. Among the very many: “Amos ‘n Andy,” “Barnaby . . . . Continue Reading »