The U.S. invaded Vietnam because many in our government - Lyndon Johnson's best and brightest - imagined it could impose a government on that country that would provide a buffer against China and stop the supposedly rolling dominos of Communism. Jay Parini brightbufferchina share on social
I've spent a good deal of time in the Middle East over the years, lecturing at universities in places like Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Morocco. Jay Parini dealeastegypt Change image and share on social
It's not unusual for socio-economic, even racial or ethnic, groups to cluster. Jay Parini clustereconomicethnic Change image and share on social
One of the first courses I ever taught at Dartmouth was on the Bible as literature. Jay Parini biblecoursedartmouth Change image and share on social
In a sense, I wrote the book about Jesus that I wanted to read. Jay Parini bookjesusread Change image and share on social
To bolster his right flank and attract women voters, John McCain had cynically opted for a running mate who was, by any stretch of the imagination, unqualified for a position a heartbeat away from the presidency. Jay Parini attractbolstercynically share on social
The gospels were, in fact, written anywhere from forty to a hundred years after Jesus, and their authors attempted to demonstrate that Jesus could be seen to fulfill various Old Testament pronouncements. Jay Parini attemptauthordemonstrate share on social
When Gore Vidal was coming up, there were three major channels, and he could count on a big audience when he debated someone like William F. Buckley on TV. Jay Parini audiencebigbuckley Change image and share on social
It's probably incorrect to say that Islam is 'a religion of peace,' as some politicians like to say. Overstatements like that don't clarify anything. Jay Parini clarifyincorrectislam Change image and share on social
For no good reason, George W. Bush and the best and brightest he could muster, including the likes of Paul Bremer and Paul Wolfowitz, decided it made sense to attack Iraq. Jay Parini attackbremerbright Change image and share on social
