Reports from the Watchman

Herman Xavier
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I spent 12 years in American evangelicalism and then left. I was trained as an academic expert on European history before 1800 and am trying to understand modern America. From my position I can see certain things other people can't. There's no map, but there's still a compass.

Episodes

  1. 04/18/2021

    Conspiracy Theory

    Dr. X explores conspiracy theories in 15th-c. Italy and 21st-c. America, and finds some uncomfortable parallels.  Simon of Trent; blood libel; QAnon; fake news; alternative facts; #savethechildren; #WWG1WWA.

    37 min
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I spent 12 years in American evangelicalism and then left. I was trained as an academic expert on European history before 1800 and am trying to understand modern America. From my position I can see certain things other people can't. There's no map, but there's still a compass.

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