William L. Howard

William L. Howard is a Professor of English (ret.), Chicago State University.

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December 12, 2024

A Persistent and Dissenting Voice: The Literature of the South

William L. Howard

William L. Howard assesses the effectiveness of two new studies that attempt to bolster and reclaim the South’s literary gravitas.

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June 24, 2024

The Decline and Fall of Two American Institutions

William L. Howard

Two books by well-known pundits analyze the descent of two American institutions widely believed to be responsible for the rapid and radical deformation of American culture: the Democrat Party and hig......

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April 24, 2024

The Ivory Tower and the Oil Pit: A Parable?

William L. Howard

Will Bunch’s After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew up Our Politics—And How to Fix It “will appeal to journalists, activists, ‘nev......

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February 28, 2024

How Africans Shaped America

William L. Howard

William Howard reads African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals by renowned historian David Hackett Fischer and concludes, “Like other outstanding works of scholars......

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January 10, 2023

Does the West Hate Itself?

William L. Howard

A review of "Does the West Hate Itself?," by Benedict Beckeld, Northern Illinois Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022, pp. 264, $25.80 hardcover.

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December 27, 2021

Academic Racism

William L. Howard

The racism we see in America today, the kind that operates under the guise of “anti-racism” and culminates in riots and destruction, was concocted in American universities.

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