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Aryeh Cohen-Wade (Joking on the Square, @AryehCW) and Michael Brendan Dougherty (The Slurve, National Review)
- Obama mentions the Crusades; everyone goes nuts . 00:33
- A brief history of the Crusades . 17:24
- Why did Obama’s comments cause such a stir? . 31:01
- Aryeh: Many on the right don’t think Obama is a Christian . 41:39
- How far back should historical guilt go? . 46:23
- Michael: The study of history should inspire humility . 55:16
Aryeh Cohen-Wade
Recorded:Feb 20
Posted:Feb 23, 2015
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- Obama’s 2015 National Prayer Breakfast speech
- Ross Douthat’s piece, “Obama the Theologian”
- Wikipedia on the Rhineland massacres
- Wikipedia on the Siege of Constantinople
- Henry Kamen’s book, “The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision”
- Wikipedia on the Black Legend
- David Frum’s piece, “Why Obama Won’t Talk About Islamic Terrorism”
- NYT on an Egyptian who joined ISIS
- Graeme Wood’s piece, “What ISIS Really Wants”
- Thomas F. Madden’s book, “The New Concise History of the Crusades”
- Erick Erickson’s post, “Barack Obama Is Not a Christian in Any Meaningful Way”
- Obama’s book, “Dreams From My Father”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Crusades
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