Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
MythicAmerica explores the mythic dimension of American political culture, past, present, and future. The blogger, Ira Chernus, is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity.
His new “MythicAmerica: Essays” offer an online introduction to the study of American myths. Read about the blog and the author here.
To receive periodic email summaries of the blog, send an email to update@mythicamerica.us, with “Update” in the subject line. You can communicate directly with Ira at the same address.
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Dec 16, 2015
Liberals Are Ambivalent About War Against Evil
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Nov 30, 2015
Don’t Put All Blame for War Fever on Conservatives
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Nov 11, 2015
Here's What Is New in Our Latest Fight with China
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Sep 24, 2014
Don't Blame Climate Change Deniers
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Jul 9, 2014
Israel's Strategy and America's Mythology
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Jun 16, 2014
"Iraq" Is Still Arabic For "Vietnam"
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Jun 5, 2014
Mental Health vs. Gun Control: A Devil's Bargain
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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May 25, 2014
A Civil War Myth That Hurts Us All
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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May 12, 2014
Pity the Poor Second Term Presidents
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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May 5, 2014
Church and State in America: A Brief Primer
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Apr 25, 2014
9/11 Museum Stirs Memories -- and Protest
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Apr 8, 2014
Americans Still Blind to Israel's Domination of Palestinians
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Apr 1, 2014
Americans Have Stopped Looking For Another Hitler
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Mar 17, 2014
Ukraine + Flight 370 = Bad News for Neocons
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Mar 4, 2014
The Washington Post's Editorial Fantasies Put Ukrainian Lives at Risk
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Feb 25, 2014
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Apocalypse
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Feb 16, 2014
Maybe "The '60s" Really Did Begin in 1960
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Feb 4, 2014
When Did "the '60s" Begin? A Cautionary Tale for Historians
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Jan 23, 2014
Is Israel a "Jewish Nation "? Is the U.S. an "American Nation"?
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
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Jan 7, 2014
Iran a U.S. Ally? Who Would Have Thunk It?
by Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
News
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- Health Researchers Show Segregation 100 Years Ago Harmed Black Health, and Effects Continue Today
- Nelson Lichtenstein on a Half Century of Labor History
- Can America Handle a 250th Anniversary?
- New Research Shows British Industrialization Drew Ironworking Methods from Colonized and Enslaved Jamaicans
- The American Revolution Remains a Hotly Contested Symbolic Field
- Untangling Fact and Fiction in the Story of a Nazi-Era Brothel