Robert Tracy McKenzie, PhD

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Author | Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith & Learning | Professor of History — Wheaton College

Robert Tracy McKenzie (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning and professor of history at Wheaton College. His books include Lincolnites and Rebels, A Little Book for New Historians, and The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History. Read an interview with Robert Tracy McKenzie on American democracy. You can also watch videos of McKenzie on Thanksgiving dinner, Christian history, and more.

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We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy

The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Political polarization, presidential eccentricities, the trustworthiness of...

Featured on: Monday, January 24, 2022

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Judge Hensley’s Win

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AI Bubble

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Great Relearning Again

Three years ago, I wrote a commentary about the “great relearning.” The phrase was coined by novelist Tom Wolfe who was talking about the hippies of Haight-Ashbury. They decided to toss out lessons ab...

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